Best Christmas Story Quotes From Well Loved Books

Here are Christmas story quotes from well-loved books on the greatest time of year:

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It’s from the 1823 poem, Twas the Night Before Christmas, attributed to Clement Clarke Moore and Henry Livingstorn Jr. The story pictures the Santa Claus and his reindeer as we know today, with Christmas story quotes from the poem:

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they flew like the down of a thistle.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,’Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!’

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It’s from the 1906 short story, The Gift of the Magi by William Sydney Porter, better known as O Henry. The story is about young newlyweds who were challenged to buy Christmas gifts for each other, and who in their search pictured the true spirit of selfless giving:

Please, God, make him think I am still pretty. (Della)                                                                                                                                                          ’Don’t make any mistake, Dell,’ said he, ‘about me. I don’t think there’s anything in   the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any  less.’ (Jim)

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It comes from the 1985 work, The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. The story is about a boy’s journey on the magical train to the North Pole and back and the sweet-chiming silver bell that he received from Santa:

At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Ihough I’ve grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe. (The Narrator)                                                                                                                                                      Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are things we can’t see. (The Conductor)                                                                                                                                                                                  I believe. (The Boy)

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