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30 Best Santa Quotes That Will Leave You Feeling Warm and Fuzzy

“All the world is happy when Santa Claus comes.”

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Whether you still choose to believe he's real or not, there's no denying that Santa Claus was a big part of so many of our childhoods! Those that celebrate Christmas have heard more than a few stories about the magical fella who goes by a few names: Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, and Father Christmas, just to name some. He's a pretty big deal, after all. He's responsible for traveling the world in one night on sleigh guided by some pretty notable reindeer, delivering presents to all! So in honor of Santa Claus, we created a list of the best Santa quotes to read ahead of Christmas this year.

If you recognize some of these quotes, it's probably because a few came right out of your favorite Christmas movies. This one from Miracle on 34th Street is as nostalgic as it is iconic: “I believe, I believe, it’s silly, but I believe.” Others on here are just straight up hilarious, like this one from former child star Shirley Temple: “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.”

Read through these Santa quotes if you want to feel sentimental, need a good laugh, or for some Christmas Instagram caption inspiration!

1

E.C. McKenzie

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“Can you remember when Christmas was so simple that one Santa Claus could work an entire town?”

2

Michael Scott, 'The Office'

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“The name is Bond… Santa Bond. I’ll have an eggnog, shaken, not stirred.”

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3

Francis P. Church

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“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”

4

Clement Clarke Moore

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“His eyes— how they twinkled! His dimples, how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!”

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5

Charmaine J. Forde

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“An ounce of goodness 'just because' Don't wait until Christmas to be Santa Claus.”

6

Truman Capote

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“That’s why everybody is Santa Claus. I am. You are.”

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7

James Gould

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“A cynic is just a man who found out when he was about 10 that there wasn't any Santa Claus, and he's still upset.”

8

Dolly Parton

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“I still believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and true love. Don't even try to tell me different.”

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9

Santa Claus, ‘Home Alone’

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“How can you give Kris Kringle a parking ticket on Christmas Eve?”

10

Edwin Osgood Grover

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“Santa Claus is anyone who loves another and seeks to make them happy.”

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11

Paul M. Ell

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“They err who thinks Santa Claus comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart.”

12

Francis P. Church

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“Alas! How dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus! There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence.”

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13

Robert Blake

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“The myth of Santa Claus is a wonderful way to convey a sense of universal love to children.”

14

Shirley Temple

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“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.”

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15

‘The Polar Express’

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“I was listening for a sound I was afraid I'd never hear. The ringing bells of Santa's sleigh.”

16

Louis Sachar

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“Whenever you give someone a present or sing a holiday song, you're helping Santa Claus. To me, that's what Christmas is all about. Helping Santa Claus!”

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17

Victor Borge

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“Santa Claus had the right idea. Visit people only once a year.”

18

‘The Santa Clause’

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“Seeing isn't believing. Believing is seeing.”

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19

Maud McKnight Lindsay

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“All the world is happy when Santa Claus comes.”

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Clement Clarke Moore

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“The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.”

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Josiah Soto
Digital Content Producer

Josiah is the Digital Content Producer for the commerce team at Popular Mechanics, Best Products, Runner’s World, and Bicycling Magazine. He also writes for “BIO Buys”—a column on Biography.com—giving readers the lowdown on what products their favorite celebs are using. In another life, Josiah was an editor at ThePioneerWoman.com, where he sharpened his expertise on all things lifestyle, food-news, and entertainment. Outside work related matters, he’s a fan of Studio Ghibli films, unimportant reality TV drama, and melancholy Lorde songs. 

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