Wishing You the Best Christmas Wish Ever
"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more."
What does Christmas mean to you, your family, your friends? What would you wish for that wasn't for a material possession?
Take another moment to think about what your Best Christmas Wish ever might be for your child(ren), your spouse, your family, your friends and loved ones, the planet and even the Squidoo Community.
Once you've found your Best Christmas Wish Ever, share your wishes with others by adding them on this lens. Then take a look at some ways to make some elses' the Best Christmas Wish come true.
Here's hoping that your Best Christmas Wish ever comes true this year.
Image Modified from Microsoft Images and Lynn Cummings's Magic. Royalty Free Use.
What is your Best Christmas Wish
that wasn't for a material possession?
5 Reasons for The Best Christmas Wish Ever
- 1It's a reminder of the true meaning of the holidays.
- 2Giving to others is good for the heart and the spirit.
- 3It's a gift that can last long past the holidays.
- 4It gives you a reason to be thankful yourself.
- 5It's a reminder that sometimes Christmas means just a little bit more.
Debate Christmas Wishes
Do you think you ever get too old for Christmas Wishes?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byNo. You are never to old to wish.
maurissam says:
No you are never too old to make wishes, I'm now making wishes for my kids
Posted December 20, 2011
Yes. When you get...
miaponzo says:
All good wishes are wonderful.. even for those who don't celebrate Christmas :)
Posted December 19, 2011
Wishing the Best Christmas Wish Ever
If you could have one wish or grant one wish for someone else--a child, a spouse, a loved one, a parent, a friend--that was not a material possession, what would that one wish be?
Christmas Wishes on Amazon
A Christmas Wish for Yourself
A Christmas Wish for Yourself
If you could make one wish for yourself, that was not a material possession, what would that one wish be?
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ernieplotter
Dec 30, 2011 @ 7:29 pm | delete
- Lots of love and passion for my work!
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moonlitta
Dec 24, 2011 @ 12:05 pm | delete
- Health and prosperity to all my family, and to people wherever they are.
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darryllee
Dec 24, 2011 @ 6:32 pm | delete
- all I wanted for christmas is good health and prosperity for my family and myself. for the new year.also to joy and happy for all of us.
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Mickie_G Dec 24, 2011 @ 10:20 am | delete
- I wish for peace of mind. I am always worrying about things over which I have no control.
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miaponzo
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- Peace on earth good will to all :)
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Christmas Waving a Wand...
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world,
and behold,
everything is softer and more beautiful.
Norman Vincent Peale
Wish Wands on Amazon
I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas on YouTube
I Wish Every Day Could Be Like Christmas
I wish every day could be like Christmas
And if I could have one wish come true
I wish every day could be, full of peace and harmony
I wish every day could be like Christmas, I do
Bon Jovi
I Wish Every Day Could Be Like Christmas on YouTube
News about Holiday Wishes
- Chinese New Year infuses love, celebration, well wishes
- If you put the fellowship of Thanksgiving, the celebration of the Fourth of July and the newness of Easter and infused it all with love and warm wishes, you will understand the essence of the annual holiday celebrated by Chinese and embraced by others.
- 'Share the Spirit' fulfills holiday wishes
- During the holidays, The Sheboygan Press ran listings of the wishes of some of the adults in the program. Recipients in the program offer their thanks to those who made monetary donations or purchased gifts. The Aging and Disability Resource Center, ...
- United Way Season of Caring Hit Record Numbers
- The Holiday Wishes toy drive which provided holiday gifts to children from disadvantaged households valued at over $13600. Other food and toy drives that brought in donations valued at over $3200. United Way community partners including: NuStar Energy, ...
- Obama wishes Aussies a happy Aust Day
- "I wish all Australians a safe and happy holiday celebration and continued peace and prosperity in the coming year." US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she too was delighted to wish Australians a happy Australia Day.
A Christmas Wish for Your Child(ren) or Grandchild(ren)
A Christmas Wish for Your Child(ren) or Grandchild(ren)
If you could grant one wish for your child(ren), that was not a material possession, what would that one wish be?
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- Restore the Planet Earth to a healthy state of being. Return the planet to a place where it is safe for every living thing.
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maurissam
Dec 20, 2011 @ 1:29 pm | delete
- That my daughter would get a set of Baby Bumblee Vocabulary builder DVDs
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audreannaga
Dec 13, 2011 @ 9:43 pm | delete
- that they never have the struggles i had
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vallain Dec 11, 2011 @ 10:19 pm | delete
- I wish my nieces and nephew would embrace a healthy eating and activity lifestyle so they could live a long life.
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- That they will find a place for themselves in the world where they can use their talents to help others, and that they may live in peace.
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A Christmas Wish Tradition for my Children - The Wish Tree
A Christmas Wish Tradition - Write a Wish
Wish PieceMake a wish
Write it down on a piece of paper
Fold it and tie it around a branch of a Wish Tree
Ask your friends to do the same
Keep wishing
Until the branches are covered with wishes
Yoko Ono
1996 / 2007
Photo Source:
Joshin Yamada. 2007. Sample Wish. Creative Commons. Some Rights Reserved. Public Photo.
The Magic of Christmas - Brightening Other's Lives
The joy of brightening other lives,
bearing each others' burdens,
easing other's loads
and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts
becomes for us the magic of Christmas.
W. C. Jones
Felecity Wishes on Amazon
A Christmas Wish for My Children - Imagine Peace
Christmas Wish Books for Children
A Wish of Christmas Spirit
I wish we could put up
some of the Christmas spirit in jars
and open a jar of it every month.
Harlan Miller
Make Your Own Christmas Spirit Jar
I realized after reading Harlan Miller's quote that it would be easy to create a jar of Christmas spirit to pass on as a gift to someone.I put together another lens with several examples and simple directions to make your own Christmas Spirit Jar from supplies you probably even have at home.
You may want to make two Christmas Spirit Jars. One to keep and one to give away.
Image Source:
Composite Image from Cris DeRaud's Apothecary Jar, Billy Alexander's Labels and Camila Schnaibel's Labels. All Royalty Free Use.
A Featured Lens on How to Make Your Own Christmas Spirit Jar
Ways to Give A Christmas Wish
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Be a Soldiers' Angels - Holidays for Heroes
Let a deployed hero to know they are remembered an more...1 point
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Children's Miracle Network - Help Save a Life
Your support of Children's Miracle Network helps e more...1 point
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Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
The Official U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Found more...1 point
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Make a Wish Foundation
Grant the wish of a child with a life-threatening more...0 points
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Kiva - Grant a Wish
Loan money to unique small businesses in the devel more...0 points
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Give the Wish of Imagine Peace
A wide selection of Imagine Peace items from the I more...0 points
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Support Grobanites For Charity - Make a Difference to Children
Grobanites for Charity works with Josh Groban fans more...0 points
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Online Red Kettle: Because Who Likes Bell Elbow?
Want to help a great organization in just minutes? more...0 points
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Childrens Wish Foundation International Inc.
Granting wishes for children under the age of eigh more...0 points
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Click to Give - Make a Difference
With just a few minutes of your time and the click more...0 points
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Kids Wish Network Homepage
Kids Wish Network is a nationally recognized chari more...0 points
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UNICEF Inspired Gifts
Inspired Gifts is an innovative program that allow more...0 points
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Making Wishes
At the start of a new year, most people make new y more...0 points
Christmas Blessings Jar
Blessings Classic Jar
Amazon Price: $16.95 (as of 01/28/2012)
The Blessings Jar is a great place to keep your blessings or wishes on, and then save them in the jar.
Re-read them whenever you need a lift, and reflect on these precious gifts that you have been given.
A Wish of Peace - For the Whole Year Through
If I could wish a wish for you,
it would be for peace and happiness
not only now,
but for the whole year through!
Catherine Pulsifer
A Christmas Wish for Someone Else
A Christmas Wish for Someone Else
If you could grant one wish for someone else--a spouse, a loved one, a parent, a friend--that was not a material possession, who would it be for and what would that one wish be?
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ernieplotter
Dec 30, 2011 @ 7:42 pm | delete
- I wish education and opportunities to be equal for everybody
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moonlitta
Dec 24, 2011 @ 12:07 pm | delete
- I wish more security for the people who meet Christmas with strikes for low payment and those who don't even have a job.
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Mickie_G Dec 24, 2011 @ 10:23 am | delete
- Coexistence. Learn to live with all creatures.
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maurissam
Dec 20, 2011 @ 2:40 pm | delete
- I wish that my 3 yrs old daughter who's autistic, will be able to talk soon.
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audreannaga
Dec 13, 2011 @ 9:45 pm | delete
- that my friends (that are going thru divorces) childrens enjoy Christamas without aches in their heart
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Just One Wish on this Christmas Eve
I've just one wish on this Christmas Eve...
I wish I was with you....
I wish I was with you.
Merry, merry, merry Christmas, Dar-ling....
The Carpenters
A Merry Christmas Darling Christmas Wish on YouTube
A Wish For Others - Being Home for Christmas
A Wish to be Home for Christmas
Christmas eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
James "Kim" Gannon
A Wish for Others - Sharing Gratitude
Christmas Wishes for Grownups
A Grown Up Christmas List
Send a Christmas Wish of Love to Others
It's a simple and easy way to help, and sends a message of love and support to moms and babies
around the world
Lisa Edelstein
Avid Knitter, Save the Children Artist Ambassador
Send a Christmas Wish of Love to Babies and to the Troops
A Christmas Wish for the Planet/Environment
A Christmas Wish for the Planet or Environment
If you could grant one wish for the planet--that was not a material possession, who would it be for and what would that one wish be?
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ernieplotter
Dec 30, 2011 @ 7:28 pm | delete
- That people learn how to reduce their carbon footprint!
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moonlitta
Dec 24, 2011 @ 12:08 pm | delete
- My Christmas wish for the planet is to have people thinking more about it-and doing more about it.
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- Said it earlier in this lens. I wish the Earth was a healthy place for every living creature.
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maurissam
Dec 20, 2011 @ 2:44 pm | delete
- I wish human beings will acknowledge how every other creature and plant on this earth plays an integral role in our lives
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Dec 11, 2011 @ 9:41 pm | delete
- That the animals on earth will keep their environments and live in balance with man.
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A Christmas Wish for the Planet - Peace on Earth
A Wish for Living life in Peace
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
John Lennon
A Christmas Wish for the Planet - Imagine Peace
A Path to Peace
Image Source: Jason Conlon. Foggy. Royalty Free Use.
A Wish that Every Path May Lead to Peace
What is Christmas?
It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future.
It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal,
and that every path may lead to peace.
Agnes M. Pharo
The Latest on Google About Christmas Wishes
Fetching RSS feed... please stand bySilver Wishes on eBay
A Christmas Wish for the Squidoo Community
A Christmas Wish for the Squidoo Community
If you could grant one wish for the Squidoo Community--that was not a material possession, who would it be for and what would that one wish be?
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ernieplotter
Dec 30, 2011 @ 7:42 pm | delete
- to make more quality lenses! and donate more to charity next year!
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Mickie_G Dec 24, 2011 @ 10:25 am | delete
- Continued growth for Squidoo as a place one can learn and create.
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maurissam
Dec 20, 2011 @ 2:47 pm | delete
- I wish the Squidoo community will last forever, continually giving people the opportunity to let their voices be heard through their writing.
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MiddleSister
Dec 11, 2011 @ 9:42 pm | delete
- I wish that we all make the world a better place with what we choose to contribute to the internet.
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MiddleSister
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- I wish that we all make the world a better place with what we choose to contribute to the internet.
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Giving Back is Good for the Spirit
Donate to the Squidoo Charity Fund
The Squidoo Charity Fund has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity. Thanks to the Squidoo community, we've built schools in Cambodia, given underprivileged classrooms computers and software, funded important reseach against Juvenile Diabetes
The Latest in the Blogosphere on Christmas Wishes
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byEasy Ways to Give Back to Others
What Christmas Wish Will You Grant this Season?
Tell us about your Christmas Wish giving.
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ernieplotter
Dec 30, 2011 @ 7:43 pm | delete
- I wish you a happy new year!
Thanks for this nice lens!
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gonzalezdenise
Dec 26, 2011 @ 12:51 pm | delete
- Great lens.
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moonlitta
Dec 24, 2011 @ 12:10 pm | delete
- I gave a present to everyone which has not happened in years so I granted already few wishes.
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- My husband just wants me to continue to love him with all my heart. You get that wish, babe! One of my daughters has come to understand that my limiting the amount of spending at Christmastime is not me being "cheap". It is about appreciating family and not about "cleaning up" in the gift department that counts.
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- I will be with my family, giving them the gift of my presence
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