President Coolidge’s 1927 Christmas message reminds us all of the meaning of the spirit of Christmas. During this year of isolation, community is more important than ever. To celebrate Christmas in 2020, the Coolidge Foundation is bringing together dozens of members of the Coolidge Community to recite the President’s message, and share his timeless words. If you would like to record your own version of the Christmas message, please contact Joanna McCool at jmccool@coolidgefoundation.org.

Christmas is not a time or a season,
but a state of mind.
To cherish peace and good will,
to be plenteous in mercy,
is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

If we think on these things,
there will be born in us a Savior
and over us will shine a star
sending its gleam of hope
to the world.