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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
Spot on.
Christ was not born in December, it's the old pagan festival of mid winter and the celebration of the Roman God Mithras. Who was also born of a virgin and came back from the dead.
You learn all sorts of crap when you can't do anything but watch midday TV.  |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julfest 
Christmas is indeed originally "Julfest", celebrated by germanic tribes at least since the 4th century