205 Happy Holidays Quotes that Celebrate Family and Love

‘Tis the season to celebrate, and these happy holidays quotes will have you feeling merry and bright!

By Norbert Juma

Master quote curator and editor on a mission to inspire

Published January 24, 2023

Connecting with friends, family, and loved ones makes our hearts full, and these happy holidays quotes will inspire you to spread cheer!

At the end of every year, the holiday season is the perfect occasion to make memories with the people you care about most.

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As the holiday season is upon us, we reflect on the past year and those who are close to us.

Wishing your loved ones a “Happy Holidays” is a great way to:

spread joy
show you care about them
reconnect with people who live far away from you

Here are some happy holiday quotes, wishes, and messages that will help you spread love and celebrate those close to you.

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Happy Holidays Quotes that Celebrate Family and Love

1. “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie

2. “The Joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing each other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of the holidays.” – W. C. Jones

3. “Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you’re giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism.” — Caroline Kennedy

4. “Come, woo me, woo me; for now I am in holiday humor and like enough to consent.” – William Shakespeare

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5. “Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.” – Kahlil Gibran

6. “Take a break and chill because this is the time of the year to rejoice, celebrate and also feel rewarded.”

7. “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”- Edith Sitwell

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8. “May you enjoy all the gifts you received this holiday. Here’s wishing you a blissful holiday ahead!”

9. “Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour.” – John Boswell

Happy Holidays Quotes about golden moments

10. “Happy holidays! Here’s wishing you all the joys of the season and the happiness all throughout the upcoming year.”

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Happy holidays quotes for friends, family and loved ones

11. “Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.” – Larry Wilde

12. “The season of festivities and wonder is waiting for you to unwrap joy and gaiety. Happy Holidays!”

13. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. Wishing you happiness.” – Helen Keller

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\14. “The holiday season is a perfect time to reflect on our blessings and seek out ways to make life better for those around us.” – Anonymous

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15. “Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.” – Mary Ellen Chase

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16. “The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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17. “May the Spirit of the Holidays be with you throughout the New Year.” –
Unknown

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18. “As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December‘s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.” — Donald E. Westlake

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19. “There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus.” – Bob Phillips

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20. “Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful Holiday and a Happy New Year.”

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Happy Holidays Quotes That You Can Share With Everyone

21. “There’s something about a holiday that isn’t all about how much money you spend.” – Hilarie Burton

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22. “May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility.” — Mary Anne Radmacher
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Happy Holidays Quotes about possibilities

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23. “Happiness is there for the taking, and the making.” — Oprah Winfrey

24. “I am grateful for what I am and have. My Thanksgiving is perpetual.” – Henry David Thoreau

Happy Holidays Quotes about thanksgiving

25. “You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights.” – Maya Angelou

26. “Nothing says holidays, like a cheese log.” – Ellen DeGeneres

27. “May the miracles and heavenly gifts of Christmas gladden and fill your hearts with joyful songs, cheerfulness and laughter.”

Happy Holidays Quotes to gladden your heart

28. “A holiday is an opportunity to journey within. It is also a chance to chill, to relax. It is when I switch on my rest mode.” – Prabhas

29. “Holidays – any holiday – are such a great opportunity to focus on bringing the family together.” – Lidia Bastianich

30. “I look forward to the holiday season every year.” – Cate Blanchett

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Happy holidays quotes to help you spread joy and love

31. “Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.” – Ruth Carter Stapleton

32. “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” – William Arthur Ward

33. “Christmas is a time when you get homesick – even when you’re home.” – Carol Nelson

34. “Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year.” – Victor Borge

Happy holidays quotes to help you spread joy

35. “I find that it’s the simple things that remind you of family around the holidays.” – Amy Adams

36. “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.” – Winston Churchill

37. “Love the giver more than the gift.” – Brigham Young

38. “For me, I think everybody with half a heart tries to do their best to do their part of good during the holiday season.” – Darren Criss

39. “Every piece of the universe, even the tiniest little snow crystal, matters somehow. I have a place in the pattern, and so do you. Thinking of you this holiday season!” – T.A. Barron

40. “It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.” – Agnes M. Pharo

Happy holidays quotes to make you merry

41. “Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.” – David Cameron

42. “Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance — each beautiful, unique, and gone too soon.” – Deborah Whipp

43. “I can’t wait to celebrate the holidays with you.”

44. A friend is a gift you give yourself.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

45. “Small cheer and great welcome make a merry feast.” — William Shakespeare

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46. “Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” – Dale Evans

47. “Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame. Blessed is the flame that burns in the secret fastness of the heart.” – Hannah Senesh

48. “Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.” – Richelle E. Goodrich

49. “Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.” – Helen Steiner Rice

50. “Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Happy holidays quotes to brighten your day

51. “Christmas is forever, not for just one day. For loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away.”—Norman Wesley Brooks

52. “Not what we say about our blessing, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.”—W.T. Purkiser

53. “Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation.”—Leo Tolstoy

54. “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”—F. Scott Fitzgerald

55. “It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” – Mother Theresa

56. “Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.”—Buddha

57. “Sometimes the little things in life mean the most.” ― Ellen Hopkins

58. “There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”—C.S. Lewis

59. “Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” —Maya Angelou

60. “And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.”—Rainer Maria Rilke

Happy holidays quotes that capture the joy of the season

61. “Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.”—Freya Stark

62. “Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting.” — Thomas S. Monson

63. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.”—Melody Beattie

64. “A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” – Garrison Keillor

65. “The darkness of the whole world cannot swallow the glowing of a candle.”—Robert Atlinger

66. “My normal life is like being on holiday.” – Valentino Rossi

67. “Last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice.” — T.S. Eliot

68. “At Christmas, all roads lead home.”– Marjorie Holmes

69. “Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered.”—Phyllis Diller

70. “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”—Edith Wharton

Happy holidays quotes to inspire you

71. “Mankind is a great, an immense family… This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas.” – Pope John Paul XXIII

72. “A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours.” – J. B. Priestley

73. “There is more to life than making a living. Do not work more than you live.”― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

74. A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.” – Louisa May Alcott

75. “This boy turkied my Thanksgiving, but I won’t let him Grinch my Christmas.” – Dean Hughes

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76. “It isn’t how much time you spend somewhere that makes it memorable: it’s how you spend the time.” – David Brenne
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77. “The success of a holiday depends on what you find for yourself on the spot, not what you bring with you.” – Ellis Peters

78. “Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” – Charles Schulz

79. “Christmas is not a date. It is a state of mind.” – Mary Ellen Chase

80. “The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” – Burton Hillis

Happy holidays quotes that will make yours better

81. “Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.” – Dave Barry

82. “New Year’s Day is every man’s birthday.” – Charles Lamb

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83. “Christmas can’t be bought from a store. Maybe Christmas means a little bit more.” – Dr. Seuss

84. “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas but if the white runs out, I’ll drink red.” – Unknown

85. “We should learn the true Christmas lesson of gentle, thoughtful kindness to those we love and to all we meet in life’s busy ways.” – J. R. Miller

86. “I love Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.” – Marcus Samuelsson

87. “Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.” – Janice Maeditere

88. “I think it’s fascinating that there’s a whole holiday dedicated to things that we fear and that’s so interesting about the nature of humanity.” – Deborah Ann Woll

89. “Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” – Lao Tzu

90. “No man needs a vacation so much as the person who has just had one.” – Elbert Hubbard

Happy holidays quotes about the warmth of the season

91. “Giving your presence might be the best Christmas gift you could give someone this year.” – Ken Fite

92. “May your walls know joy. May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.” – Unknown

93. “Christmas has always meant family and sharing and showing love and appreciation for those around you.” – Morris Fenris

94. “Plenty of friendships are sustainable through dinners and lunches, but will not stand a week away. So be careful with whom you go on holiday.” – Julian Fellowes

95. “Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” – Peg Bracken

96. “I’m a minimalist. I don’t really need much to enjoy a good holiday – just my family and the bare essentials.” – Jean Reno

97. “Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.” – Jackson Brown, Jr.

98. “I’ve got two young children, so holidays are not the same as they used to be. There are now two types: family holidays and holidays you need from that holiday.” – Diego Luna
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99. “As we rush around buying presents, we must always remember that “our presence rather than our presents” is one of the greatest gifts we can give.” – Catherine Pulsifer

100. “A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking.” – Earl Wilson

Happy holidays quotes to spread joy and happiness

101. “Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.” ― Todd Stocker

102. “How you feel about home after holiday says a lot about home.”― Joyce Rachelle

103. “Let us cherish family and friends this Holiday Season.” – Unknown

104. “There is no ideal Christmas; only the one Christmas you decide to make as a reflection of your values, desires, affections, traditions.” – Bill McKibben

105. “After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working.”― Kenneth Grahame

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106. “Wishing you a truly wonderful holiday season filled with peace and love. Prepare yourself for the countless happy moments that this holiday is about to offer you!” – Unknown

107. “This holiday season give yourself the gift of self-love and self-acceptance. Your season will bloom into ultimate bliss.”― Amy Leigh Mercree

108. “Peace and joy to you and your family this holiday season.” – Unknown

109. “Don’t get caught up in the wrapping paper and forget that the gift of the Christmas season is simply love.”― Toni Sorenson

110. “Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow and pine resin—inhale deeply and fill your soul with wintry night.” —John J. Geddes

More happy holidays quotes and sayings

111. “Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” ― The Grinch

112. “You need to be outdoors. Away from here. You need a holiday.”― Fennel Hudson

113. “May your Holidays be filled with joyful noise.” – Unknown

114. “I hope you will enjoy this marvelous holiday to the fullest. May you find a million reasons to be happy today and every day. Happy holiday!” – Unknown

115. “During the holiday season, in fact all year long, wrap yourself around another’s presence, not presents.”― Christine E. Szymanski

116. “Sending my warm wishes to you for a wonderful holiday season. May your days be brighter and your heart is lighter. Happy holiday!” – Unknown

117. “In order for a holiday to be a great holiday, it must somehow involve water-related activity, because water is a magician who relaxes our soul and body!”― Mehmet Murat ildan

118. “I want to thank you for always having my back. You are a blessing to my life. Happy Thanksgiving holiday, dear.” – Unknown

119. “Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafón

120. “A candle is a small thing. But one candle can light another. And see how its own light increases, as a candle gives its flame to the other. You are such a light.” —Moshe Davis

121. “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”—Marcel Proust

122. “As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is.” – Eric Sevareid

123. “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” — Edward Pola & George Wyle

124. “There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” — Eric Sevareid

125. “The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays.” — W.C. Jones

Happy holidays quotes for Christmas

126. “The giving of gifts is not something man invented. God started the giving spree when he gave a gift beyond words, the unspeakable gift of His Son.” – Robert Flatt

127. ”Christmas and the holidays is the season of giving. It’s a time when people are more kind and open-hearted.” — Gisele Bundchen

128. “We can feel peace as we celebrate our Savior, Jesus Christ.” – Henry B. Eyring

129. “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” – Roy L. Smith

130. “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” – Charles Dickens

131. “Christmas is not for the gifts we exchange. It’s not about sleigh rides or sweet candy canes. Nay, Christmas is simple. A time to recall Christ’s gift of atonement He gave to us all.” – Richelle E. Goodrich

132. “If we do not set aside time to focus together on what God’s Word tells us about the promise of Christ, on Christmas morning we can find ourselves surrounded by mounds of torn gift wrap, our laps full of presents, but with hearts that are empty and unprepared.” – Nancy Guthrie

133. “If you’d like to keep CHRIST in Christmas this year, I’d humbly suggest that instead of just posting about it as a status on Facebook, that perhaps you try to find a family in your neighborhood who could use a little help or perhaps donate to a local food bank anonymously. That’s keeping CHRIST in Christmas!” – José N. Harris

134. “There’s so much more to Christmas than what we see and hear on the radio and television. The whole thing is about Jesus.” – Billy Graham

135. “God’s gift to us is the most precious and greatest of them all. This Christmas may you truly experience the grace He has bestowed upon us. Have a blessed Christmas!” – Unknown

136. “The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood.” – Richard Paul Evans

Happy Holidays quotes about Hanukkah, miracles, and lighting candles

137. “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.” — James Keller

138. “We light candles in testament that faith makes miracles possible.” — Nachum Braverman

139. “And just like that, like a simple neighborhood event, a miracle is taking place.” — Mary Oliver

140. “On Chanukah when we use one flame to light another, the glow is not halved—the light is multiplied.” — Micaela Ezra

141. “The proper response, as Hanukkah teaches, is not to curse the darkness but to light a candle.” — Irving Greenberg

142. “But I also say this: that light is an invitation to happiness, and that happiness, when it’s done right, is a kind of holiness, palpable and redemptive.” — Mary Oliver

143. “This is the season when people of all faiths and cultures are pushing back against the planetary darkness. We string bulbs, ignite bonfires, and light candles. And we sing.” — Anita Diamant

144. “At this time of year, when the sun is most hidden, the holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the rays of hope and light. Often, it is through simple and unrecognized miracles that we are able to feel the warmth of hope and light.” — Rafael Goldstein

145. “Just as Hanukkah candles are lighted one by one from a single flame, so the tale of the miracle is passed from one man to another, from one house to another, and to the whole House of Israel throughout the generations.” — Judah Leon Magnes

146. “Hanukkah is about the freedom to be true to what we believe without denying the freedom of those who believe otherwise. It’s about lighting our candle, while not being threatened by or threatening anyone else’s candle.” — Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l

Happy Holidays Quotes To Enjoy Yourself

147. “As a writer, I find holidays often disturbing, not liberating, in their disruption of tempo, their open-ended time.” ― Julia Cameron

148. “I celebrate three holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Telluride.” ― Chris Thile

149. “Smart, truly hilarious, and entirely sympathetic. Like a hot bubble bath or a holiday at the beach, you won’t want it to end.” ― Cecily von Ziegesar

150. “I really only ever go on sun holidays so in my experience I prepare myself for the beach.” ― Lisa Snowdon

151. “This is a great opportunity for gearheads to celebrate the holiday, show off their hot rods and visit the aquarium.” ― Dick Miller

152. “My idea of a beach holiday is going to New York for two weeks, just going and hanging out.” ― Bill Condon

153. “A holiday, the day I first named you, ‘friend.’” ― Mary Anne Radmacher

154. “I’m one of these people that if I have a nice holiday – like I have had in Turkey repeatedly – I go back a lot.” ― Freema Agyeman

155. “There’s something incredibly liberating about a holiday that encourages children to take candy from strangers.” ― Steve Almond

156. “Taking a digital holiday is a great way to start bringing balance back into your life.” ― Ian K. Smith

Happy holidays quotes to spread positivity

157. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” —Walt Whitman

158. May your troubles be less and your blessings be more.” —Irish Blessing

159. “Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive.” —Jim Thompson

160. “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” —Omar Khayyam

161. “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” —Maya Angelou

162. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” – Roy T. Bennett

163. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” —Aesop

164. “Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” – Marcus Aurelius

165. “Surround yourself with positive people.” —Rod Rohrich

Happy Holidays Quotes for a Festive Season

166. “The Christmas tree decorated and bright for all to see when we turn on the lights. May this holiday be one that is filled with cheer for you and for those that you hold so dear.” — Catherine Pulsifer

167. “A holiday is a time to take a break from the routine of everyday life.” — Catherine Pulsifer

168. “Some of my fondest memories are holidays by the seaside.” — Mary Berry

169. “Let your holidays be associated with great public events, and they may be the life of patriotism as well as a source of relaxation and personal employment.” — Tryon Edwards

170. “Holidays are enticing only for the first week or so. After that, it is no longer such a novelty to rise late and have little to do.” — Margaret Laurence

171. “Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not.” — William James

172. “The event which Christmas commemorates means more to the world as a whole than any other holiday that we observe.” — Lucretia Walker Hardy

173. “I have always thought of Christmas time… as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time.” — Charles Dickens

174. “Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” — Calvin Coolidge

175. “At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” — Thomas Tusser

Happy Holidays Quotes To Spend Time With Loved Ones

176. “I try to get back for every holiday to see my parents. Love being home and with my family.” ― Antoniette Costa

177. “I definitely am drawn to deeper reds and wine colors for lips and even cheeks during the holiday.” ― Christina Hendricks

178. “I prefer Christmas, which is everybody’s holiday. It’s just my nature. I don’t like to be zeroed in on en masse.” ― Joni Mitchell

179. “During the holidays it’s like cooking central time so keeping it safe is an important part.” ― Charlie Barnett

180. “My summer tip is to taste the freedom given by the long days – and by the holidays!” ― Stefano Gabbana

181. “Holidays have been commercialized. It has become about material things. But the holidays are about sharing stories and being in each others presence.” ― Malcolm D. Lee

182. “I tend to opt for relaxed family holidays when I can.” ― Samantha Bond

183. “I’m excited about Thanksgiving. It’s my favorite holiday. It’s the feast of a thousand senses, so just eat, eat, eat, eat.” ― Hannah Hart

184. I enjoy been on holidays because you can do whatever you want and people can’t say anything to you.” ― Cristiano Ronaldo

185. I enjoy shopping and going on holiday.” ― Tamara Ecclestone

Happy Holiday Quotes To Motivate You and Your Family

186. “We all come home, or ought to come home, for a short holiday – the longer, the better…” ― Charles Dickens

187. “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” ― Oprah Winfrey

188. “Holidays are about experiences and people and tuning in to what you feel like doing at that moment. Enjoy not having to look at a watch.” ― Evelyn Glennie

189. “The best way to celebrate the holidays is with some delicious food.” ― Rachel Hollis

190. “A holiday cocktail party is where some stranger will learn more about you in an hour than your spouse has learned in a lifetime.” ― Robert Breault

191. “If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important.” ― Bertrand Russell

192.“Too many people’s holidays are not voyages of discovery, but a ritual of reassurance.” ― Phillip Adams

193. “Having a holiday weekend without a family member felt like putting on a sweater that had an extra arm.” ― Pamela Ribon

194. “Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” ― Dr. Seuss

195. “Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday, and celebrate just living!” ― Amanda Bradley

Happy Holidays Quotes to Spread Joy and Cheer

196. “This holiday season, no matter what your religion is, please take a moment to reflect on why it’s better than all the other ones.” ― Guy Endore Kaiser

197. “How wonderful holidays would be if there wasn’t the day after.” ― Evan Esar

198. “Holidays are an expensive trial of strength. The only satisfaction comes from survival.” ― Jonathan Miller

199. “In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season. Christians called it ‘Christmas’ and went to church. Jews called it ‘Hanukkah’ and went to synagogue. The atheists went to parties and drank.” ― Dave Barry

200. “We usually remember to celebrate a birthday. a holiday or a special anniversary. But we frequently forget that everyday is special and a time to celebrate.” ― Steve Rizzo

201. “For I remember it is Easter morn, And life and love and peace are all new born.” ― Alice Freeman Palmer

202. “When we recall Christmas past, we usually find the simplest things – not the great occasions give off the greatest glow of happiness.” ― Bob Hope

203. “Create peace and joy while releasing holiday grief and loneliness.” ― Carolyn Flynn

204. “My mom and dad always tried to make Christmas special for us. We were poor, but it’s funny because we had no idea.” ― Johnny Mathis

205. “Christmas is the gentlest, loveliest festival of the revolving year, and yet, for all that, when it speaks, its voice has strong authority.” ― W.J. Cameron

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