Santa Quotes to Celebrate the Magic of Christmas
So much of the magic of Christmas comes from jolly ole Saint Nick and all the presents he delivers. To celebrate the wonder of it all, here we give you the best Santa quotes.
Some of these quotes are funny, some are cute, and all are short and easy to read. Peruse through them to get in the spirit as December 25 approaches and perhaps save one you especially like for Instagram captions for your kids' Santa photos this year. And even if you're a grown-up, don't forget Santa also comes to visit in the form of playing secret Santa.
Looking for more inspiration for the season? Find it in these famous Christmas quotes or in a set of Christmas Bible verses or religious Christmas quotes. Or for a good laugh, channel all the Christmas Vacation quotes plus some Christmas puns, reindeer jokes, and Santa jokes.
Now for those Santa quotes, which are sure to remind you of magical childhood memories from your past, especially those Christmas Eve nights when you used to stay up listening for the sounds of reindeer on the rooftop. And remember, you're never too old to leave out milk and cookies for the big guy—and maybe some reindeer food too!
Francis P. Church
“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist.”
Clement Clarke Moore
“His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!”
Chris, "The Polar Express"
“On Christmas Eve, many years ago, I lay quietly in my bed. I did not rustle the sheets. I breathed slowly and silently. I was listening for a sound I was afraid I’d never hear. The ringing bells of Santa’s sleigh.”
Francis P. Church
"Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!”
Shirley Temple Black
“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.”
Robert Paul
“You know you're getting old when Santa starts looking younger.”
Charmaine J. Forde
"An ounce of goodness everyday,
Can soothe the heart in many ways,
An ounce of goodness 'just because'
Don't wait until Christmas to be Santa Claus."
Jon Bon Jovi
“Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Claus. Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don’t, who will?”
Lemony Snicket
“The real Santa Claus is at the mall.”
Anonymous
“Dear Santa, Before I explain, how much do you know already?”
Truman Capote
“Of course there is a Santa Claus. It’s just that no single somebody could do all he has to do. So the Lord has spread the task among us all. That’s why everybody is Santa Claus. I am. You are.”
Jack Handy
"If you ever have to steal money from your kid, and later on he discovers it's gone, I think a good thing to do is to blame it on Santa Claus."
James Gould
"A cynic is just a man who found out when he was about 10 that there wasn't any Santa Claus, and he's still upset."
Tom Armstrong
"Let me see if I've got this Santa business straight. You say he wears a beard, has no discernible source of income, and flies to cities all over the world under the cover of darkness? You sure this guy isn't laundering illegal drug money?"
Victor Borge
"Santa Claus has the right idea—visit people only once a year."
Dick Gregory
"I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark."
Herbert Hoover
"A good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus."
Francis P. Church
"Alas! How dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus! There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence."
Edwin Osgood Grover
"Santa Claus is anyone who loves another and seeks to make them happy; who gives himself by thought or word or deed in every gift that he bestows."
Paul M. Ell
"They err who thinks Santa Claus comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart."
Bob Phillips
"There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus."
Pat Boone
"The greatest thing is not to believe in Santa Claus; it is to be Santa Claus."
Dolly Parton
"I still believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and true love. Don't even try to tell me different."
Gary Allan
“Let’s be naughty and save Santa the trip.”
Anonymous
“It’s all fun and games until Santa checks the naughty list.”
Matt Groening
“Aren’t we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas. You know, the birth of Santa?”
Catherine Tate
“Who’s the bane of Santa’s life? The elf and safety officer.”
Anonymous
“I left Santa gluten-free cookies and organic soy milk and he put a solar panel in my stocking.”
Unknown
"Dear Santa, I have been nice all year. Most of the time. Once in awhile. Never mind, I'll buy my own stuff."
Santa Claus in "Home Alone"
“How can you give Kris Kringle a parking ticket on Christmas Eve? What’s next, rabies shots for the Easter Bunny?”
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