Ceremonies Quote by Stanley A. McChrystal

Christmas, as a practicing Catholic child, was seen as a reward for lots and lots and lots of church.

— Jenny Colgan

The one thing I remember about Christmas was that my father used to take me out in a boat about ten miles offshore on…

— John Cleese

We celebrated Christmas. Not religiously, but we did the tree and the lights. Hannukah always seemed not quite as thrilling - Sorry to my…

— Matthew Broderick

Of all the old festivals, however, that of Christmas awakens the strongest and most heartfelt associations. There is a tone of solemn and sacred…

— Washington Irving

I am from a Church of England background, with tales of Mary, Joseph, stars and swaddling clothes imprinted on my psyche. But still, for…

— Grace Dent

We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows…

— Pope Paul VI

The spirit of Christmas is Christlike love.

— Bonnie L. Oscarson

Christmas traditions are important in my family. Being half English and half Polish-Lithuanian, we have two separate celebrations.

— Mel Giedroyc

In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it "Christmas" and went to church; the Jews called it…

— Dave Barry

Hardly one soldier in a hundred was inspired by religious feeling of even the crudest kind. It would have been difficult to remain religious…

— Robert Graves

Christmas is fun anyway. It's a myth organized over the years and gained different mythological qualities as the years go by.

— William Shatner

“Christmas music fills our ears with tales of a Palestinian miracle birth, a generous Turkish saint whom the Dutch dressed in a red suit,…

— Barbara Kingsolver