‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you;
therefore the child to be born will be called holy,
the Son of God.’
Luke 1:34, RSCVE

‘The child wonders at the Christmas Tree:
Let him continue in the spirit of wonder.’
T.S. Eliot, The Cultivation of Christmas Trees

‘Some say that ever ’gainst that season comes
Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated,
This bird of dawning singeth all night long…
…No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm,
So hallow'd and so gracious is the time.’
William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 1

‘Christmas is built upon a beautiful and
intentional paradox; that the birth of the
homeless should be celebrated in every home.’
G. K. Chesterton