Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, be plenteous in mercy is to have the real spirit of Christmas. Calvin Coolidge.

Sunday 16 December 2012

WEEK 5: LET'S SHARE (1)!



Christmas is right around the corner, but do we really understand what we are about to celebrate? For most people, it is a time where we take a couple of weeks off from school to play with the new toys that we are gifted on the 25th of December. However, there is so much more to Christmas than just getting presents and buying stuff for other people.

The real spirit of Christmas is all about giving. 
No matter what anyone says to you, the true spirit of the holiday is what you can GIVE to people as opposed to what you can receive. 


Things like family and good friends should not be taken for granted. We get so caught up in our car loans, prescription costs and other issues to really understand what is important in life.

The real meaning of Christmas is all about peace, love and forgiveness.
It isn’t about car loans, money and working more hours

The real meaning of Christmas is about the joy you can give to others and the appreciation for what you have, not what you are longing to receive.

One of the ways of doing it is holiday greetings!


Choose the greeting you like most and share it with us!


No posts, please!
Each commentary is 1 point!


Here is mine -
to all of you!



87 comments:

  1. May your Christmas sparkle with moments of love, laughter and goodwill...
    May the year ahead be full of contentment and joy. Have a Merry Christmas.
    As Christmas carols fill the air with joy and merriment, as the chime of church bell echoes all around, and prayers reach out to god, I wish you a joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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  2. May the good times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of tomorrow. May your world be filled with warmth and good cheer this Holy season, and throughout the year! Wish your Christmas be filled with peace and love.MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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  3. As it snows and the Christmas tree glows, we wish you enjoy the splendors of this season and spread good cheer everywhere MERRY CHRISTMASS and NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!

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  4. A little smile,
    A word of cheer,
    A bit of love from someone near,
    A little gift from one held dear,
    Best wishes for the coming year…
    These make a Merry Christmas!

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  5. The Blessings of Peace
    The Beauty of Hope
    The Spirit of Love
    The Comfort of Faith
    May these be your gifts this Christmas Season.

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  6. Another fresh new year is here ...
    Another year to live!
    To banish worry, doubt, and fear,
    To love and laugh and give!

    This bright new year is given me
    To live each day with zest ...
    To daily grow and try to be
    My highest and my best!

    I have the opportunity
    Once more to right some wrongs,
    To pray for peace, to plant a tree,
    And sing more joyful songs!

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  7. May You feel God's presence in the candles, that softly spread their glow at Christmas and may you experience the wonder of His abiding love, as He guides you, through each day of the coming year. May God's Blessings be with you. At Christmas and New Year!

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  8. Faith makes all things possible,
    Hope makes all things work,
    Love makes all things beautiful,
    May you have all the three for this Christmas.
    Merry Christmas!

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  9. As you relish the goodies, decorate every nook and corner of your home and enjoy the get-togethers...
    May the joy and festivities continue to radiate in your lives, long after Christmas is gone. Merry Christmas!
    Happy New Year!

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  10. Light up with smiles. Pace up your walk May Christmas come and become an everyday happening Have a fantastic Christmas.

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  11. New Year is a time for celebration of love, of life, of Friendship.
    It's the time to thank God for wonderful friends, and to bring to their lives as much magic as they bring to ours... So here's celebrating our Friendship and praying that its magic continues forever. Happy New Year!

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  12. May this New Year adorn your life with many beautiful things and sweet memories to cherish forever.
    And care of those whom the heart holds close, along with abundant joys and happiness, for you and your family.
    Wishing you life's best this New Year.

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  13. http://www.christmas-wishes-book.com/
    Here you can leave your wish to people and read theirs to you!

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  14. Remember during this beautiful holiday season that loves makes all things possible. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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  15. A Peaceful Christmas
    A happy & prosperous, New Year to you
    May we all be seven times better off at this time next year !

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  16. May this Christmas end the present year
    On a cheerful note and make way
    For a fresh and bright new year.
    Here’s wishing you a
    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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  17. If one night a big fat man jumps in at your window grabs you
    puts you in a sack don't worry ...
    I told Santa I wanted u for CHRISTMAS

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  18. From home to home and heart to heart,
    From one place to another,
    The warmth and joy of Christmas,
    Brings us closer to each other.

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  19. It is that time of the year again, when you are thankful for everything merry and bright. May this Christmas be a delight! Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

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  20. A lovely thing about Christmas
    Is that it’s compulsory,
    Like a thunderstorm,
    And we all go through it together.

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  21. May the spirit of Christmas bless your home always.
    May all those you hold dear, always be near and warm your heart
    And may your fides always be bright with cheer
    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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  22. God gave His greatest gift to us
    on that first Christmas Day
    and may the wonder of it
    always guide and light your way...
    MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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  23. The season of love,
    peace and joy is here to stay,
    Celebrate forever this season
    and not just today
    Merry Christmas!

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  24. May joy and happiness snow on you
    May the bells jingle for you
    May Santa be extra good to you!
    Merry Christmas!

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  25. When you’re lonely, I wish you Love!
    When you’re down, I wish you Joy!
    When you’re troubled, I wish you Peace!
    When things seem empty, I wish you Hope!
    Have a Happy New Year!

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  26. I pray to see not just Santa but also the Three Kings this Christmas.
    This is the time when I can kiss the person I want to along with a Christmas greeting without being slapped on my face.You are all I want for Christmas.
    But of course I would also appreciate much if I will get cars, house, cash and diamonds perhaps.

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  27. Peace within your heart
    Love from family and friends
    Faith to guide your way
    Hope to to make it through each day
    Sunshine to light the day
    Heavenly Stars to wish upon
    Rainbows to to let you know there is a tomorrow
    A tear to show compassion
    A heart to hold the love
    But most of all I wish for you
    to feel my hand in yours,
    To know I am here if you stumble or fall.
    To bring you cheer, to bring you love,
    to return the love you always share with me.

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  28. May the New Year bring these Wishes to you all...
    Warmth of love, comfort of home
    Joy from your children
    Company and support of family & friends
    A caring heart that accepts & treats all human beings equally
    Enrichment of knowledge and richness of diversity
    Courage to seek & speak the truth even if it means standing alone
    Hopes and dreams of a just world and the desire to make it happen
    A light to guide your path
    Helping hands to strengthen unity
    Serenity and peace within your mind, heart & soul
    Food for thought & soul
    A hand to hold

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  29. Here are My Wishes for You...
    H ours of happy times with friends and family
    A bundant time for relaxation
    P rosperity
    P lenty of love when you need it the most
    Y outhful excitement at lifes simple pleasures

    N ights of restful slumber (you know - dont' worry be happy)
    E verything you need
    W ishing you love and light

    Y ears and years of good health
    E njoyment and mirth
    A angels to watch over you
    R embrances of a happy years!

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  30. I take this Christmas as an opportunity to remind you how much you mean to me. I can't even think what would I ever do without you. I thank God for sending you into my life. On this beautiful occasion, I pray to him to give you whatever you wish for. May you have an amazing Christmas.

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  31. This Christmas may all that you ever dreamt of, turn into reality. Merry Christmas to you my dear and followed by a Happy New Year.

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  32. This Christmas I just want you to know that you have been the best gift I have ever received. And every Christmas the only thing that I will ask Santa is to strengthen our relationship. Merry Christmas to you and also a very Happy New Year ahead.

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  33. I wish my wrapping paper didn't get mangled.
    I wish the cost of presents was cheaper-
    I wish for most people the meaning of Christmas was deeper.
    I wish pine needles weren't so prickly-
    I pray at Christmas no one gets sickly.
    After wrapping boxes and putting on bows-
    I'll promise to still make time to see a few Christmas shows.
    Popcorn to nibble and holiday cocoa in mug-
    Phew! What I could really use is a holiday hug.
    As the wee hours unfold-
    and the magical story of Christmas is about to be told.
    The silhouetted candles flicker with light-
    As the Choir sings "Silent Night."
    I sit in church with my glistening tears-
    as the sacred hour of Christmas nears.
    I pray for those here and afar-
    To be deeply touched by the Christ Star.
    So that all the other 364 days a year-
    The Godly Spirit in them brings great cheer.
    So that the earth and all its inhabitants-
    make much better cohabitants.
    And so I pray this holy night for the earth's creatures great and small-
    Merry Christmas to us all!

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  34. My Christmas Wish For You

    My Christmas wish for you, my friend
    Is not a simple one
    For I wish you hope and joy and peace
    Days filled with warmth and sun

    I wish you love and friendship too
    Throughout the coming year
    Lots of laughter and happiness
    To fill your world with cheer

    May you count your blessings, one by one
    And when totaled by the lot
    May you find all you've been given
    To be more than what you sought

    May your journeys be short, your burdens light
    May your spirit never grow old
    May all your clouds have silver linings
    And your rainbows pots of gold

    I wish this all and so much more
    May all your dreams come true
    May you have a Merry Christmas friend
    And a happy New Year, too..

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  35. My Christmas Wish To You

    Here is my Christmas wish to you
    Hold it close and it may come true
    Receive that special Christmas glow
    Perhaps even some Christmas snow
    Find Christmas spirit in your heart
    That’s where Christmas has to start
    Find joy in the love that you share
    Giving at Christmas shows we care
    Enjoy the day with family and friends
    A heartfelt Christmas that never ends
    Keep Christmas each and every day
    You may smile more but that’s ok
    May Christmas live inside of you
    And show in all you say and do
    Find joy in all that you receive
    It’s possible when you believe.

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  36. Celebrate this Christmas like a child. Enjoy the innocent joy of Christmas. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

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  37. May you and your family cherish the wonderful memories, of love, care and hope. May you live life in joy and peace. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

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  38. It’s just the perfect time to send
    A lot of love your way
    And then to add some wishes
    For a Merry Christmas Day.

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  39. May your Christmas be wonderful
    Right from the start
    May a happy year follow it, too.
    These are the wishes that come from the heart
    In this greeting especially for you!

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  40. A confidant so faithful, your soothing words were so helpful. Oh my friend, I got to say you something very special. I pray to God, for He has always answered my plea to keep you cheerful and ever-happy. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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  41. The wish is old, the wish is truthful, a wish to my friend on Christmas who is so playful. All the memories you gave me, I will always hold dear. Let this Christmas bring us closer and dear.

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  42. A Christmas wish for a friend who is carefree and full of spree. I don’t get bored to speak about him because I know he is always ‘in’. Wish you a merry Christmas my dear!

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  43. I am dreaming of white Christmas ,
    With every christmas card I write,
    May your days be merry and bright,
    And may all your christmases be white.
    Marry Christmas!

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  44. The beauty of the christmas season
    can remind us all the beauty in life
    that we take for granted.
    Our family, Our friends and our faith.

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  45. May you feel such love as lights the morning,
    Even at this darkest time of year,
    Rippling through your heart with little warning,
    Returning you to wonder and to fear.

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  46. The poem about Christmas time:
    Lady, dear, if Fairies may
    For a moment lay aside
    Cunning tricks and elfish play,
    'Tis at happy Christmas-tide.

    We have heard the children say -
    Gentle children, whom we love -
    Long ago on Christmas Day,
    Came a message from above,

    Still, as Christmas-tide comes round,
    They remember it again -
    Echo still the joyful sound
    "Peace on earth, good-will to men!"

    Yet the hearts must childlike be
    Where such heavenly guests abide;
    Unto children, in their glee,
    All the year is Christmas-tide!

    Thus, forgetting tricks and play
    For a moment, Lady dear,
    We would wish you, if we may,
    Merry Christmas, Glad New Year!

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  47. Its Christmas time again
    The season of renewal
    Love, faith, charity
    And all that is beautiful
    Chimes greatly in to every heart
    Beating in celebrations
    Of Spirit, togetherness, and affirmation.

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  48. Wishing you the Gladness of Christmas,
    which is Hope, the Spirit of Christmas,
    which is Peace, the Essence of Christmas, which is Love.

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  49. It’s Christmas time around the world,
    You’ll hear the Yule bells ring.
    It’s time for giving, time for love,
    It’s time for hearts to sing.
    Merry Christmas to you one and all,
    Goodwill and happiness,
    Good health throughout the coming year,
    May all your days be blessed.

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  50. May this Christmas end the present year
    On a cheerful note and make way
    For a fresh and bright new year.
    Here’s wishing you a
    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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  51. Life's most beautiful things are not seen with the eyes, but felt with the heart. Wishing you a special season of the heart.

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  52. Wishing you a Merry Christmas touched with wonder and filled with love.

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  53. Hope the holidays bring you millions of reasons to smile. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Near!

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  54. The day ends with a night full of stars that never appeared so prettier than before and each twinkling star is passed along to you with a special wish; that all of the days you live could be like Christmas.

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  55. One of the greatest joys of Christmas is having your whole family by your side to celebrate it with you. I wish you and your entire family a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

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  56. “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”

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  57. Wishing you a Merry Christmas! Hope you have a very nice holiday and a great New Year! I hope all of your wishes come true. The smell of gingerbread roams through the house. Nothing is stirring not even a mouse. Happy Holidays.

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  58. One of the greatest joys of Christmas is having your whole family by your side to celebrate it with you. I wish you and your entire family a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

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  59. My CHRISTmas Wish

    I am just a little girl but I wish today
    That boys and girls everywhere could have a place to play
    I wish that they could go to church and see a Christmas play
    About the baby Jesus who was born on Christmas day.

    If they went to see the play, this is what they'd see
    The little baby Jesus in the manger, oh, so sweet
    They would see His mother looking at a distant star
    That guided the wisemen to the manger from afar.

    They would see the animals standing all around
    And they would see the worshipers, kneeling on the ground,
    That brought the baby Jesus gifts of frankincense, gold and myrrh
    Yes, all the boys and girls would learn of baby Jesus birth.

    I have another wish today, for peace in all the lands
    That all the wars and bitterness would come to an end
    There would be no homeless to sleep out in the streets
    That they would have a place to live and plenty food to eat.

    I wish for peace and happiness for everyone on Earth
    That everyday would be like the baby Jesus birth
    Joyful and triumphant with homes that's filled with Love
    And we could honor Christ the King who's watching us with Love.

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  60. In this X-mas,
    In the daytime if sun shine so shall Ur expectations come true,
    At night when moon comes out so shall U receive blesses,
    then if rain fall so shall it going to carry all your problem away from U!
    Happy Merry Christmas

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  61. May ur neighbours respect you,
    Trouble neglect u,
    The angels protect u
    and Heaven accept u
    Happy Christmas and Happy Holiday

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  62. Christmas is the Blessed season
    which engages the whole world
    in a conspiracy of love!

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  63. I am dreaming of white Christmas,
    with every christmas card i write,
    May your days be merry and bright,
    and May all your christmases be white.
    Happy Christmas.

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  64. No Greeting Card To Give..
    No Sweet Flowers To Send..
    No Cute Graphics To Forward..
    Just
    A LOVING HEART
    Saying
    "HAPPY X'MAS"

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  65. Lets welcome the year
    which is fresh and new,
    Lets cherish each moment it beholds,
    Lets celebrate this blessful New year.
    Merry X-mas

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  66. I wish U Lovely X-mas
    I wish U Favorable "
    I wish U Enjoyable "
    U shall not Lack in this X-mas
    thy Lord shall provide to U!
    Merry X-Mas.

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  67. Love came down at Christmas;
    Love all lovely, love divine;
    Love was born at Christmas,
    Stars and angels gave the sign.

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  68. Somehow, not only for Christmas,
    But all the long year through,
    The joy that you give to others,
    Is the joy that comes back to you.

    And the more you spend in blessing,
    The poor and lonely and sad,
    The more of your heart's possessing,
    Returns to you glad.

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  69. Christmas gift ideas / suggestions:
    To your enemy, forgiveness.
    To an opponent, tolerance.
    To a friend, your heart.
    To a customer, service.
    To all, charity.
    To every child, a good example.
    To yourself, respect.

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  70. Bells are ringing
    the wishes of christmas day
    the flying snowflakes
    send my most sincere blessings
    to you merry christmas.

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  71. Faith makes all things possible,
    Hope makes all things work,
    Love makes all things beautiful,
    May you have all the three for this Christmas.
    MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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  72. May your world be filled with warmth
    and good chear this Holy season,
    and throughout the year.
    Wish your christmas be
    filled with peace and love.
    Merry X-mas

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  73. Joy resounds in the hearts of those
    who believe in the miracle of Christmas!
    Wishing you all the peace, joy, and love
    of the season! Season's Greetings!

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  74. God gave His greatest gift to us on that first Christmas Day
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    May you have the gift of faith, the blessing of hope and the peace of His Love at Christmas and always.
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    Dear Friends May the Jesus fills your hearts with joy,peace,prosperity and with his blessings. Have a wonderful season
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    Celebrate this Christmas like a child. Enjoy the innocent joy of Christmas. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
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    Keep your mind and soul beautiful with thoughts of joy, happiness and contentment.

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  75. Remember This December, That love weighs more than gold!
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    Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.
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    May this Christmas be so special that you never ever feel lonely again and be surrounded by loved ones throughout!
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    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.”
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    Jingle the bells and play the music loud, for Santa Claus is coming to town!
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    I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
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    Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
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    Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want and their kids pay for it.
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  76. May Joys be Blooming on ur way. Throughout a Very Happy Day.
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    Wishing you all the happiness of the season and peace and prosperity in the new year.
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    Wishing you a bright and delightful holiday season.
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    May your holidays sparkle and shine.
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    Bless us Lord, this Christmas; with quietness of mind
    teach us to be tolerant & always to be kind.
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    I can’t tell you what I wish for xmas.
    I would end up on the naughty list for sure.
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    Christmas is love in action.
    Every time we love, every time we give,
    it's Christmas.

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  77. Christmas hath a darkness;
    Brighter than the blazing noon;
    Christmas hath a chillness
    Warmer than the heat of June,
    Christmas hath a beauty
    Lovelier than the world can show:
    for Christmas bringeth Jesus,
    Brought for us so low
    Merry X-mas!

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  78. The Blessings of Peace
    The Beauty of Hope
    The Spirit of Love
    The Comfort of Faith
    May these be your gifts this Christmas Season!

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  79. If one night a big fat man jumps in at your window grabs you
    puts you in a sack don’t worry …
    I told Santa I wanted u for CHRISTMAS
    Merry Christmas my Dear!

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  80. Blessings of Christ and the love of Santa,
    may all your dreams be full filled
    and the gifts be showered upon you,
    Let the year gone by be gone
    and may 2013 bring happiness new!

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  81. Christmas is a bridge. We need
    bridges as the river of time flows past
    Today's Christmas should mean
    creating happy hours for tomorrow
    and reliving those of yesterday.

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