There's nothing Christian about this holiday. If you believe it's truly Judeo-Christian then you're blind and have dinner absolutely no research on the subject.
It is you who is lacking in the research department. Christmas is NOT related to the pagan feasts to worship the solar god Sol Invictus, Saturn’s god Saturnalia, or the Persian solar god adopted by the Romans, Mithras. This is proven by historical writings. I used to have opinions similar to yours until I educated myself. I suggest you do the same...
Hippolytus (170-235 AD) of Rome - Commentary on Daniel (pdf) (web.archive.org)
- He stated Jesus was born “in Bethlehem, eight days before the calendar of January [December 25], the 4th day of the week [Wednesday]”.
The Book of Pontiffs (Liber Pontificalis) (archive.org)
- Pope Telesphorus (125-136 AD) instructed the celebration of Jesus’ birth.
The Didascalia apostolorum (archive.org)
- States that Epiphany is celebrated every January 6 in the Julian calendar. December 25th on the Gregorian calendar.
Epistle of Theopilus (pdf) (web.archive.org)
- mentions December 25 as the date of the celebration of Jesus' birth. The text suggests that the celebration was prior to 196 AD
Read the Bible. Yashuah was born when the shepherds were in the field. Sheoherdss are not in the field in the month of December. His birthday was most likely 9/11 3bc. You can rewind the stars in the sky with today's tech. Research a little more ...
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