Christmas is a time when you get homesick – even when you’re home. — Carol Nelson 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! — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow For somehow, not only at Christmas, but all the long year through, The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you. — John Greenleaf Whittier From Bob and Dorothy __________________ Christmas Bells Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Written on Christmas Day 1863) 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! And thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along The unbroken song Of peace on earth, good-will to men! Till ringing, singing on its way, The world revolved from night to day, A voice, a chime, A chant sublime Of peace on earth, good-will to men! Then from each black, accursed mouth The cannon thundered in the South, And with the sound The carols drowned Of peace on earth, good-will to men! It was as if an earthquake rent The hearth-stones of a continent, And made forlorn The households born Of peace on earth, good-will to men! And in despair I bowed my head; “There is no peace on earth,” I said; “For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: “God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The Wrong shall fail, The Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men.” From:http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2009/12/merry-christmas-quotes.html

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