Sayings and short poems

Little Candle spread your ray,
Make his pathway light as day;
Let each door be opened wide
For this guest of Christmastide
 ~ From a Christmas postcard, 1912 ~

And I heard him exclaim
As he drove out of sight,
Merry Christmas to all,
And to all a good night.
~ Clement C. Moore, 1822 ~  

The best gift of all is the gift of friendship
May the light of your Christmas candles
bring Joy and Happiness to your life.
~ Unknown ~

May you have the gladness of Christmas, which is hope;
The spirit of Christmas, which is peace;
The heart of Christmas, which is love.
~ Ada V. Hendricks ~  

The bells chime merrily and clear
Upon the frosty, bracing air;
For Christmas Day once more is here,
To scatter blessings everywhere.
~ Santa Claus Christmas Book, 1926 ~

There’s more, much more to Christmas
Than candle-light an cheer;
It’s the spirit of sweet friendship,
That brightens all the year;
It’s thoughtfulness and kindness,
It’s hope reborn again
For peace, for understanding
And for goodwill toward men.
~ Unknown ~ 

As time shall onward go,
May we, dear Santa grow
Like you each year!
With Christmas love aglow,
May we your spirit show,
Till everyone shall know
The Christmas cheer.
~ The Primary Christmas Book, 1922 ~ 

Christmas time has come again
And Santa Claus is near,
With reindeer team-a prancing
And sleigh bells ringing clear.
Oh, hear our happy voices sing
To welcome one so dear,
This happy Christmas evening.
~ The Merry Christmas Book, 1936 ~ 

Christmas time is here,
Oh, how happy we should be;
All should be good cheer;
Hearts all filled with glee.
Santa’s set to go
With packs and packs of toys.
His reindeer dashing through the snow
To sleepy girls and boys.
~ Arthur Kaser, 1940 ~ 

Don’t leave it all to Santa
As the Christmas days draw near,
But look about for a chance
To multiply Yule-tide cheer;
Santa needs your assistance
The Christmas need to relieve,
And remember it is always
More blessed to give than receive.
~ Choice Christmas Entertainments, 1924 ~ 

Happy, happy day,
young face all aglow,
Santa’s on his way
O’er the ice and snow.
Jolly Santa Claus,
His whiskers snowy white.
He’s happy, boys and girls, because
He’ll see you all tonight.
~ Arthur Kaser, 1940 ~ 

Here’s to a happy holiday,
Health and wealth for all the year round!
Saint Nick will be back with reindeer and sleigh;
Let us sing and ring bells till the echoes resound.
We wish you a stocking with presents stuffed high,
And plenty of plums in your Christmas pie!
~ The Ladies’ Home Journal, 1906~  

Oh, merry, merry, now are we,
Here’s Santa Claus to meet us;
Our Christmas joys are now complete
Since he has come to greet us.
~ Choice Christmas Entertainments, 1924 ~ 

Merrily, merrily, merrily oh!
The reindeer prance across the snow;
We hear their tinkling silver bells,
Whose merry music softly tells
Old Santa Claus is coming.
~ Folk Tales from Many Lands, 1926 ~ 

Merrily, merrily, now we go!
We’ve hung our stockings in a row,
Into our beds we’ll softly creep,
Just shut our eyes and go to sleep
And wait for Santa Claus’ coming.
~ Unknown ~  

Raise a festive Christmas tree
With the stars for candles;
Santa’s arrival is met with glee,
Please bless each gift he handles.
~ Edmund Vance Cooke, 1920 ~ 

Santa Claus is coming –
we shall welcome him with glee;
He’ll hang a gift for everyone
upon the Christmas tree;
He’ll not forget a single child,
how happy we shall be;
For Santa Claus is coming.
~ Maud L. Betts, 1904 ~ 

Stockings do not make a Christmas,
Though they are filled from toe to top
With presents that delight the heart,
From Santa Claus’s Christmas shop;
No, thought the toys be fine and rare,
Love and kindness must be there,
To make a Merry Christmas.
~ Marie Irish, 1931 ~ 

The little red stockings he silently fills,
Till the stockings will hold no more;
The bright little sleds for the great snow hills
Are quickly set down on the floor.
Then Santa Claus mounts to the roof like a bird,
And glides to his seat in the sleigh;
Not the sound of a bugle or drum is heard
As he noiselessly gallops away.
~ The New Christmas Book, 1912 ~

There’s never a home so low, no doubt,
But I in my flight can find it out;
Nor a hut so hidden but I can see
The shadow cast by the lone elm tree!
There’s never a home so proud and high
That I am constrained to pass it by;
Nor a heart so happy it may not be
Happier still when blessed by me!
~ The New Christmas Book, 1912 ~ 

We have trimmed the tree with tinsel;
it is shining in the light,
We have hung our stockings neatly
near the fireplace warm and bright,
We will give a rousing welcome
when he visits us tonight,
We love old Santa Claus.
~ Effie Crawford ~

When Santa sees a hanging
stocking on Christmas Eve
he knows he has found someone
who still has faith in him and
who knows what the real
Christmas spirit means.
It is said that a warm welcome
doubles the value of a gift, and
for Santa Claus, the sight of an
empty stocking on Christmas Eve
doubles his joy.
~ Edwin Osgood Grover, 1912 ~