Humorous Thoughts on Christmas

It says something about modern society that Christmas has evolved from a time of family and peace to a time of rushing around shopping and meeting social obligations. Throw in the current lack of service offered by airlines, and December shapes up to be a tough month. Christmas can be stressful and people tend to take things to seriously during the holiday season. To lighten your mood, you might consider some of the odd and humorous quotes by the following famous people. I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph. - Shirley Temple Christmas is the season when you buy this year's gifts with next year's money. The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other. - Johnny Carson There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child. - Erma Bombeck The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin. - Jay Leno 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 Christmas is a race to see which gives out first - your money or your feet. Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. - Mary Ellen Chase Instead of being a time of unusual behavior, Christmas is perhaps the only time in the year when people can obey their natural impulses and express their true sentiments without feeling self-conscious and, perhaps, foolish. Christmas, in short, is about the only chance a man has to be himself. - Francis C. Farley Even as an adult I find it difficult to sleep on Christmas Eve. Yuletide excitement is a potent caffeine, no matter your age. - Carrie Latet As the year comes to a close, take the time to look around you and be happy about what you have. Yes, there are people better off then you, but there are also people worse off. Have a good laugh and appreciate what you have.