Concerning the Christmas celebration as it is generally known all over the world, The Encyclopedia Americana says Most of the customs now associated with Christmas were not originally Christmas customs but rather were pre  Christian and non  Christian customs taken up by the Christian church
खरं म्हणजे, ख्रिस्ती चर्चेसने ख्रिस्त पूर्व काळातील आणि गैर ख्रिस्ती धर्मांतून उसन्या घेतलेल्या त्या प्रथा आहेत.