Christmas is not just for family. It’s also a wonderful time for friendships.
A time when you once again meet old friends you may not have seen since last Christmas. It’s a time for new friendships. A time for laughter, for old memories and new adventures.
So in today’s post I’d like to share 101 of the cutest, deepest, funniest and most meaningful Christmas quotes for friends.
I hope you’ll find something here for Christmas cards to old friends, text messages to your best friend and social media posts to help you spread the holiday magic all around you this year.
Christmas Quotes for Friends to Share the Holiday Love
“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.”
– Calvin Coolidge
“The best gift around the Christmas tree is the presence of friends.”
– Karen Salmansohn
“The magic of Christmas never ends and its greatest gifts are family and friends.”
– Carolyn Trias
“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others.”
– Bob Hope
“Christmas cheer to all my friends far and near!”
– Elizabeth Bourgeret
“The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of Christmas.”
– W.C. Jones
“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”
– Charles M. Schulz
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”
– Norman Vincent Peale
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
– Charles Dickens
“Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.”
– Winston Churchill
“At Christmas, all roads lead home.”
– Marjorie Holmes
“Christmas is the day that holds all time together.”
– Alexander Smith
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.”
– Hamilton Wright Mabie
“Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.”
– Edna Ferber
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”
– Will Ferrell
“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”
– Bobby Darin
“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.”
– Eric Sevareid
“The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness.”
– Thomas S. Monson
“Christmas is the keeping-place for memories of our innocence.”
– Joan Mills
“May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility.”
– Mary Anne Radmacher
“Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.”
– Helen Steiner Rice
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”
– Burton Hills
“Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.”
– Margaret Thatcher
Funny Christmas Quotes for Friends That Will Make You Smile
“I haven’t taken my Christmas lights down. They look so nice on the pumpkin.”
– Winston Spear
“What I like about Christmas is that you can make people forget the past with the present.”
– Don Marquis
“Once again, we come to the holiday season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.”
– Dave Barry
“The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.”
– George Carlin
“Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard.”
– Andy Borowitz
“Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has never seen a man trying to wrap a Christmas present.”
– Franklin P. Jones
“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.”
– Shirley Temple
“Nothing’s as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.”
– Kin Hubbard
“I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.”
– Bernard Manning
“Did you ever notice that life seems to follow certain patterns? Like I noticed that every year around this time, I hear Christmas music.”
– Tom Sims
“Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered.”
– Phyllis Diller
“The one thing women don’t want to find in their stockings on Christmas morning is their husband.”
– Joan Rivers
“Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas.”
– Johnny Carson
“Christmas is the season when you buy this year’s gifts with next year’s money.”
– Albert Einstein
“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.”
– Garrison Keillor
“I love Christmas. I receive a lot of wonderful presents I can’t wait to exchange.”
– Henny Youngman
“Be careful with drinking this Christmas. I got so drunk last night I found myself dancing in a cheesy bar… or, as you like to call it, delicatessen.”
– Sean Hughes
“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.”
– Richard Lamm
“The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn’t for any religious reasons. They couldn’t find three wise men and a virgin.”
– Jay Leno
“Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.”
– Victor Borge
“Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal.”
– Home Alone
“In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it Christmas and went to church; the Jews called it Hanukkah and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say ‘Merry Christmas!’ or ‘Happy Hanukkah!’ or (to the atheists) ‘Look out for the wall!’”
– Dave Barry
Short Christmas Quotes for Friends
“Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past.”
– John M. Drescher
“Christmas is about spending time with family and friends.”
– Penelope Cruz
“Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart.”
– George Matthew Adams
“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.”
– Frank Capra
“Christmas is forever, not for just one day.”
– Helen Steiner Rice
“Tis the season to be jolly.”
– Traditional Carol
“May your days be merry and bright.”
– Irving Berlin
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.”
– Edward Pola
“Christmas magic is silent. You don’t hear it – you feel it.”
– Kevin Alan Milne
“Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.”
– Kahlil Gibran
“Christmas is love in action.”
– Dale Evans
“God bless us, every one!”
– Charles Dickens
“Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.”
– Pope Francis
“Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting.”
– Thomas S. Monson
“The light of Christmas is the light of love.”
– Ruth Carter Stapleton
“Christmas is the season of joy, of gift-giving, and of families united.”
– Norman Vincent Peale
“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall.”
– Washington Irving
“Christmas, my child, is love in action.”
– Dale Evans Rogers
“Christmas is the gentlest, loveliest festival of the revolving year.”
– W.J. Cameron
Cute and Deep Christmas Quotes for Your Best Friend
“The joy of Christmas is found not in things, but in the hearts we touch and the memories we make.”
– Michelle Adams
“Christmas is when we remember that the greatest gifts are not found in stores but in the hearts of true friends.”
– Cindy Lew
“Christmas is a wonderful time to celebrate the love for your friends who have been with you for so long and to create more memories that will last forever.”
– Jim Harper
“Christmas is the season when our hearts are filled with love, our homes with laughter, and our lives with hope.”
– John Bytheway
“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on
Christmas Day.”
– Andy Rooney
“Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.”
– Ruth Carter Stapleton
“Remember, if Christmas isn’t found in your heart, you won’t find it under a tree.”
– Charlotte Carpenter
“The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood.”
– Richard Paul Evans
“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.”
– Janice Maeditere
“Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves.”
– B.C. Forbes
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”
– Peg Bracken
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.”
– Roy L. Smith
“Christmas is a state of mind where our hearts are full and our spirits are lifted.”
– Catherine Pulsifer
“At Christmas, play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.”
– Thomas Tusser
“Christmas is the time to find the gold within your soul and share it with the world.”
– Joanne Oristaglio
“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.”
– Laura Ingalls Wilder
“There’s nothing cozier than a Christmas tree all lit up.”
– Jenny Han
“Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.”
– Richelle E. Goodrich
“Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.”
– Freya Stark
“The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young.”
– Phillips Brooks
“Christmas is the time to touch every heart with love and care.”
– Ernie Els
Christmas Quotes and Wishes for Friends and Your Instagram
“May the closeness of friends, the comfort of home, and the unity of our nation, renew your spirits this festive season.”
– Byron Pulsifer
“Sending warm wishes for a Christmas filled with wonder.”
– Sarah Williams
“Wishing you a Christmas that’s merry and bright!”
– Martha Stewart
“May your home be filled with the joy of family and friends this Christmas season.”
– Richard Carlson
“May your Christmas sparkle with joy and laughter.”
– Edith Lovejoy Pierce
“Sending Christmas wishes wrapped in love and tied with joy.”
– Sandra Magsamen
“May the wonder of Christmas bring you joy and happiness.”
– Kate Summers
“Wishing you peace, love and laughter this Christmas.”
– Maya Angelou
“Christmas blessings to you and yours.”
– Norman Brooks
“May the true spirit of Christmas shine in your heart and light your path.”
– Wanda Carter
“Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful Christmas.”
– Roy Bennett
“May your Christmas be wrapped in happiness and tied with love.”
– Kate Summers
“Here’s to a season filled with warmth, comfort, and good cheer!”
– Bill Vaughan
“May the magic of Christmas bring joy to your heart and home.”
– Michael Andrew
“Wishing you a holly jolly Christmas!”
– Johnny Marks
“May your Christmas be decorated with love and laughter.”
– Janet Dailey
“May the beauty of the season fill your heart with happiness.”
– Juliet David
“May your holidays be filled with love, laughter, and light.”
– Camille Arnett
“Here’s to making spirits bright this Christmas!”
– James Taylor
“May your Christmas be merry and your New Year be bright!”
– Irish Blessing
Want more uplifting inspiration for your Christmas? Then check out these funny Christmas quotes, the Christmas quotes for cards here and also this post filled with inspirational Christmas quotes for a joyful holiday. Plus, this one that’s all about Christmas quotes for family.