The year 2017 is filled with series of challenges, particularly for Nigerians: the economic recession that won’t fade away easily, unemployment rates increasing alarmingly, and then, the biting fuel scarcity that is threatening to destroy the Christmas /New Year festivities and holidays.
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Nevertheless, Nigerians will find reasons to enjoy the Christmas/ New Year festivities: the gift of lives, the holiday opportunities, and the bright hope that the New Year will be better.
As the whole world continues to enjoy the Christmas merriment, NAIJ.com presents you some inspirational and memorable quotes about Christmas celebration.
1. "He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree." - Roy L. Smith
2. "Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God's perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year." - Joel Osteen
3. "Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values." - Thomas S. Monson
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4. "Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us - a time when we can look back on the year that has passed and prepare for the year ahead." - David Cameron
5. "Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you." - Steve Maraboli
6. "My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?" - Bob Hope
7. "I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world." - Norman Vincent Peale
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Source: Naija.ng