So what IS this time of celebration really about? Its not really about Jesus, most all Christian churches concur that he was not born on this date, and there is no mention of any celebration in the New Testament. Jesus' instruction was to celebrate the resurrection, not his birth.
Its not really about commercialism, that is a very recent phenomenon, a business opportunity tacked onto the date. The same goes for Santa.
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