Yes, I understand that. That does not make it a pagan holiday. Plagiarism on some level is a part of our everyday lives. We adopt old cultural customs and continue them for thousands of years (just think about shaking hands--that certainly isn't a genetically programmed form of greeting), we reuse stories, we develop writing systems and languages based on existing forms. Those who think that it's terrible to celebrate Christmas because it has adopted pagan roots should similarly dispose of the Roman alphabet, which developed long before Christianity was adopted and evolved from previous pagans.

And Bingowings, I know your favorite hobby here is to play devil's advocate at every turn, but to say something was "stolen" is an oversimplification--there are concepts and theories of much of today's Abrahamic religions that many things were adopted from previously established religious ideas. To the faithful, those ideas are parallels, but not the origin. Heck, even from a purely secular standpoint, it's not nearly so simple.

Anyway, I'd like to discuss Christmas, regardless of worldview. I don't feel like arguing about it.