Christmas Sayings & Quotes

  • "To have good health throughout the next year, eat an apple on Christmas Eve."
  • "Eat plum pudding on Christmas and avoid losing a friend before next Christmas."
  • "On Chrismas Eve all animals can speak. However, it is bad luck to test this superstition."
  • "The child born on Christmas Day will have a special fortune."
  • "Wearing new shoes on Christmas Day will bring bad luck."
  • In Ireland it is believed the gates of Heaven open at midnight on Christmas Eve. Those who die then go straight to Heaven.
  • If you refuse a mince pie at Christmas dinner, you will have bad luck for the coming day.
  • If you eat a raw egg before eating anything else on Christmas morning, you will be able to carry heavy weights.
  • "Snow on Christmas means Easter will be green."
  • "Good luck will come to the home where a fire is kept burning throughout the Christmas season.
  • "Place shoes by side on Christmas Eve to prevent a quarreling family."
  • "A clear star-filled sky on Christmas Eve will bring good crops in the summer."
  • "A blowing wind on Christmas Day brings good luck."
  • In Greece, some people burn their old shoes during the Christmas season to prevent misfortunes in the coming year.
  • In the Swedish countryside, from cock crow to daybreak on Christmas morning the trolls (wicked elves) roam about.
  • In Devonshire, England, a girl raps at the henhouse door on Christmas Eve. If a rooster crows, she will marry within the year.
  • You will have as many happy months in the coming year, as the number of houses you eat mince pies in during Christmastime.
  • "Shout 'Christmas Gift' to the first person knocking on your door on Christmas Day and expect to receive a gift from the visitor. (Mom says this is rude!)
  • A three year old once gave this reaction to her Christmas dinner: "I don't like the turkey, but I like the bread he ate."
  • "I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." - Charles Dickens.
  • "I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men! ~~ Longfellow
  • "He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree." ~~Sunshine Magazine
  • "Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year" ~~John Lennon and Yoko Ono (Christmas 1971)
  • "You might as well do your Christmas hinting early."~~Anonymous

    [Stories][Carols][Safety Tips][Coloring Pages][Legend of St. Nick]
    [Sayings & Quotes][Treats for Santa][Card For You][Facts][Crafts]
    [Recipes][Virtual Cards][Links]
    This Page Hosted By
    Get Your Own Free Homepage!