The holiday season has arrived! Aside from spending time with family and friends, the most delightful time of the year involves binge-watching Christmas classics and memorizing amusing and renowned Christmas movie lines.

So, whether it’s Christmas Eve or the first of December, a wonderful quote from a Christmas movie may really get you in the holiday spirit. Hence, we’ve compiled a list of the most classic and funny Christmas phrases to make everyone feel nostalgic this holiday season, so scroll down to see.

Short Christmas movie quotes

40 Best Christmas Movie Quotes

“But sir, Christmas is a time for giving… a time to be with one’s family.” — Bob Cratchit, “A Christmas Carol”

“It’s all humbug, I tell you.” — Ebenezer Scrooge, “A Christmas Carol”

“Well, in Whoville, they say that the Grinch’s heart grew three sizes that day.” — Narrator, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”

“No one should be alone on Christmas.” — Cindy Lou Who, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”

“Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?” — Charlie Brown, “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

“It’s Christmas Eve. A time of mystery, expectations, who knows what might happen.” — Drosselmeyer, “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”

“Seeing isn’t believing; believing is seeing.” — Charlie, “The Santa Claus 2”

“God bless us, everyone!” — Tiny Tim, “A Christmas Carol”

“A toy is never truly happy until it is loved by a child.” — King Moonraiser, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”

“I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.” Ebenezer Scrooge, “A Christmas Carol”

Iconic Christmas Movie Quotes

40 Best Christmas Movie Quotes
  • “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.”— Zuzu Bailey, (It’s a Wonderful Life)
  • “But for now, let me say. Without hope or agenda. Just because it’s Christmas. And at Christmas, you tell the truth. To me, you are perfect.”— Mark, (Love Actually)
  • “For when the first snow is also a Christmas snow well, something wonderful is bound to happen.”—Narrator, (Frosty the Snowman)
  • “You stink! You smell like beef and cheese, you don’t smell like Santa.” –Buddy
  • “Christmas was on its way. Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas, upon which the entire kid year revolved.”— Ralphie, (A Christmas Story)
  • “I gotta tell you, Santa, there’s something about this place that doesn’t seem quite…Kosher.”—Howard Langston, (Jingle All the Way)
  • “That’s what Christmas memories are made from, they’re not planned, they’re not scheduled, nobody puts them in their Blackberry, they just happen.”— Kelly Finch, (Deck the Halls)
  • “Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.”—Santa, (The Polar Express)
  • “It’s Christmas Eve. It’s the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more.”— Frank Cross, (Scrooged)
  • “I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love.”—Linus Van Pelt, (A Charlie Brown Christmas)

Famous Christmas movie quotes

40 Best Christmas Movie Quotes

“I realized that Christmas is the time to be with the people you love.”—Billy Mack, “Love Actually”

“You can mess with a lot of things. But you can’t mess with kids on Christmas.” — Kevin McCallister, “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”

“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” Alone”

“We’re not just doing this for us. We’re doing it for the kids. For every kid who ever sat on Santa’s lap.”—Mall Santa, “Jingle All the Way”

“That’s what Christmas memories are made from, they’re not planned, they’re not scheduled, nobody puts them in their Blackberry, they just happen.”— Kelly Finch, “Deck the Halls”

“Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.” — Fred Gailey, “Miracle on 34th Street”

“Tell her that you love her. You’ve got nothing to lose and you’ll always regret it if you don’t.”— Daniel, “Love Actually”

“I just woke up thinking about going home with you and got very excited about Christmas.” — Abby, “The Happiest Season”

“The thing about trains … it doesn’t matter where they’re going. What matters is deciding to get on.”— Conductor, “The Polar Express”

“This is extremely important. Will you please tell Santa that instead of presents this year, I just want my family back?” — Kevin McCallister, “Home

Funny Christmas movie quotes

40 Best Christmas Movie Quotes

“I spend months picking out the perfect present for everyone. You know the only thing I get in return? Coupons, free back rubs.” — Kiki, “A Bad Moms Christmas”

“And we’re going to have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas.” Clark Griswold, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”

“We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup.” — Buddy, “Elf”

“You have such a pretty face, you should be on a Christmas card.” — Buddy, “Elf”

“Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas.”— Clark Griswold, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”

“I think you’re really beautiful and I feel really warm when I’m around you and my tongue swells up.” — Buddy, “Elf”

“I don’t know what to say, but it’s Christmas, and we’re all in misery.”— Ellen Griswold, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”

“You’re skipping Christmas! Isn’t that against the law?”— Spike Frohmeyer, “Christmas with the Kranks”

“I want my house to be seen from space.” — Buddy Hall, “Deck the Halls”

“You say you hate Washington’s birthday or Thanksgiving, and nobody cares, but you say you hate Christmas, and people treat you like you’re a leper.” — Kate Beringer, “Gremlins”

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