The way we celebrate Christmas in the 3rd Millennium is actually closer to the way that pagans celebrated the winter solstice in the 1st millennium B.C.E. Such celebrations predate Jesus of Nazareth's supposed birthday.
RIGHT, IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS SPECIAL ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR? PRESENTS! FOOD! LOVING EACH OTHER AND CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF JESUS... ZINGZYISKINGZY