Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make...

Who said "Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make... "?

"Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make... " is one of a famous quotes by Stephen Leacock. Complete quote is as follows;
"Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so."

What is "Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make... "?

"Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so." This is a quote by Stephen Leacock which is about . He is known to have been associated with numerous other thought provoking quotes on these topics like;

• With the song 'This Christmas' I wanted to do something that was kind of different. I mean, Donny Hathaway is an amazing artist. So I wanted to bring my flavor to the song so when people over the age of 45 or 50 hear it they'll be like 'OK, he did his thing with that record.' It's like I can appeal to everybody and not just a younger demographic.

What does "Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make... " mean?

This quote is primarily about christmas although it also includes other themes like . It is attributed to Stephen Leacock. Complete quote is as follows;
"Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so."