What Is Christmas?

"What will you and I give for Christmas this year? Let us in our lives give to our Lord and Savior the gift of gratitude by living His teachings and following in His footsteps. It was said of Him that He 'went about doing good.' As we do likewise, the Christmas spirit will be ours."
--Thomas S. Monson, “What Is Christmas?” Ensign, Dec. 1998, 2

In Search of the Christmas Spirit

"As we seek Christ, as we find Him, as we follow Him, we shall have the Christmas spirit, not for one fleeting day each year, but as a companion always."
--Thomas S. Monson, “In Search of the Christmas Spirit,” Ensign, Dec. 1987, 3 (emphasis added)

Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful: An Advent Calendar

"Christmas means ‘giving,’ and the gift without the giver is bare. Give of yourselves; give of your substance; give of your heart and mind. …

"Christmas means ‘compassion and love’ and, most of all ‘forgiveness’ … How poor indeed would be our lives without the influence of His teachings and His matchless example. …

"He whose birth we commemorate this season is more than the symbol of a holiday. He is the Son of God, … the Redeemer of mankind, the King of Kings, the Prince of Peace."
-Gordon B. Hinckley, as quoted in "Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful: An Advent Calendar," New Era, Dec. 1998, 21