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Quotes about Christmas gifts and surprises

'Tis blessed to bestow, and yet,
Could we bestow the gifts we get,
And keep the ones we give away,
How happy were our Christmas day!

Christmas is forever, not for just one day, for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf. The good you do for others is good you do yourself.

Norman Wesley Brooks

"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more."

I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season.

Open your presents at Christmastime but be thankful year round for the gifts you receive.

Lorinda Ruth Lowen

The worst gift that I ever gave a girl was a suitcase for Christmas. As in, 'I can't think of anything to give you, but here's a new suitcase.' Afterward, I was like, 'What were you thinking, idiot?'

Nothing's as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.

It is not the gift, but the thought that counts.

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.

When we ask our children 'What do you want for Christmas?', we are asking a question that breeds selfishness. In order to develop selflessness we should be asking 'What are you going to give?'

Once again we find ourselves enmeshed in the Holiday Season, that very special time of year when we join with our loved ones in sharing centuries-old traditions such as trying to find a parking space at the mall. We traditionally do this in my family by driving around the parking lot until we see a shopper emerge from the mall, then we follow her, in very much the same spirit as the Three Wise Men, who 2,000 years ago followed a star, week after week, until it led them to a parking space.

I love the Christmas-tide, and yet,
I notice this, each year I live;
I always like the gifts I get,
But how I love the gifts I give!

Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.

Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas.

Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They're never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal.

I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.

Bernard Manning