Gaffer Tape said:

And, yeah... Jesus's birthday is (most likely) not December 25th. Existing pagan festivals were adapted to become the majority of what we know as modern Christmas. I was under the impression everyone knew that. So, again, what's the problem?

I recenetly read how one of Dicken's purposes in writing A Christmas Carol was to de-religiousize Christmas and make it more of a secular holiday where people just spend time together as family and celebrate traditions.

Apparently he was quite successful.

And as a seriously Christian, I am well aware that Christ's birth was not in the Winter, let alone on 25 Dec (since there wasn't such a thing at the time anyhow). However, it doesn't bother me to celebrate Christ's birth that day or to use symbols lifted from the pagans to do it.