What can make a film stand out from the rest is the writing. Good writers can really create some magical words for actors and actresses to say through their characters. When you think of the best Christmas movies out there you automatically think of quotes from the film that just stood out or were made iconic.
Here are 10 of the best classic Christmas movie quotes around. They are memorable, inspirational, and often moving words spoken by a character in the film that added that something special to the storyline and plot. What are some of your favorite classic Christmas movie quotes? What are some of your favorite modern Christmas movie quotes? I think one of mine is from A Christmas Story (1983) when Schwartz says, "I triple dog dare you!". It defined my generation and was repeated and used often during recess at school in the 1980's.
- “Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.”— Fred Gailey, "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947)
- “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?” — Clarence, "It’s a Wonderful Life (1947)
- “If you’re worried and you can’t sleep, count your blessings instead of sheep. Then you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings.” —Bob Wallace, "White Christmas" (1954)
- "There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have." —Ghost of Christmas Present, "Scrooge" (1970)
- “Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends.” —Clarence, "It’s a Wonderful Life" (1947)
- "My dear partner, when what's left of you gets around to what's left to be gotten, what's left to be gotten won't be worth getting, whatever it is you've got left."—Phil Davis, "White Christmas' (1954)
"Good morning. Merry Christmas. I hope I'm in time to see you flip the flapjacks."—Alexander Yardley "I'm not in the flipping mood this morning Mr. Yardley."—Elizabeth Lane, "Christmas in Connecticut"(1945)
"Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind." —Kris Kringle, "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947)
"What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas ... perhaps ... means a little bit more!"—the Grinch. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (1966)
"And I would like to feel that you're all my friends. For to be without friends is a serious form of poverty."—Aloysius T. McKeever, "It Happened on Fifth Avenue" (1947)
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