Advent Calendar - December 24 (Christmas Eve)

 

 

♫ Silent Night, Holy Night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from Heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ, the Saviour is born. ♫

Advent Calendar - December 23

 

Advent Calendar - December 22

 

It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned.
- Oscar Wilde -

Advent Calendar - December 21

 

"Santa Claus has the right idea -
visit people only once a year."

- Victor Borge -

(Danish humorist and musician)

Advent Calendar - December 20

 

Every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
- James 1:17 -

Advent Calendar - December 19

 

♫ Deck the halls with boughs of holly ... 'tis the season to be jolly... ♫

Advent Calendar - December 18

 

"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness."
- Eleanor Roosevelt -

Advent Calendar - December 17

 

On your feet, wear the Good News of peace to help you stand strong.
- Ephesians 6:15 -

Advent Calendar - December 16

 

A friend is someone who understands your past,
believes in your future,
and accepts you just the way you are.

Advent Calendar - December 15

 

Better three hours too soon
than one minute too late.
- William Shakespeare -

Advent Calendar - December 14

 

"I'm so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I'm saying."
- Oscar Wilde -

Advent Calendar - December 13

 

In Sweden, on December 13, we celebrate St Lucia (St Lucy's Day).

Advent Calendar - December 12

 

"I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation."
- George Bernhard Shaw -

Advent Calendar - December 11

 

Hatred is blind, as well as love.
- Oscar Wilde -

Advent Calendar - December 10

 

Bear with the faults of others
as you would have them
bear with yours.
- Phillips Brooks -

Advent Calendar - December 9

 

The wheel of fortune
turns around incessantly,
and who can say to himself
I shall today be uppermost.
- Confucius -

Advent Calendar - December 8

 There are two ways to live:
You can live as if nothing is a miracle; or
you can live as if everything is a miracle.
- Albert Einstein -

Advent Calendar - December 7

 

"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."
- Albert Einstein -

Advent Calendar - December 6

 

Wisdom is not a product of
schooling but of the life-long
attempt to acquire it.

- Albert Einstein -

Advent Calendar - December 5

 

"Never run faster than your guardian angels can fly."