“Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.”

“Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing, but of reflection.”

Winston S. Churchill (1874–1965) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

“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 (1872–1933) American politician, 30th president of the United States (in office from 1923 to 1929)

“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.”

Washington Irving (1783–1859) writer, historian and diplomat from the United States

“People need to understand that while Christmas is a Christian holiday, the season belongs to everyone.”

David Silverman (1957) American animator and director

“The thought of Christmas overwhelms him. He no longer looks forward to the holiday; he wants only to be on the other side of the season. His impatience makes him feel that he is incontrovertibly, finally, an adult.”

Jhumpa Lahiri (1967) Short story writer, novelist

“I would say that poetry for most people is like the Christmas tree that is kept in the attic and is taken down in its appropriate season.”

Dennis O'Driscoll (1954–2012) Irish poet, critic

“Christmas it seems to me is a necessary festival; we require a season when we can regret all the flaws in our human relationships: it is the feast of failure, sad but consoling.”

Graham Greene (1904–1991) English writer, playwright and literary critic

“It is said of the English, that formerly they were remarkable for the manner in which they celebrated the festival of Christmas; at which season they admitted variety of sports and pastimes not known, or little practised in other countries.”

Joseph Strutt (1749–1802) British engraver, artist, antiquary and writer

“The intensity of your feelings isn’t evidence.”

Daniel Abraham (1969) speculative fiction writer from the United States