I hate to say this, but no December 25th IS NOT Jesus' birthday (and the church(s) have admitted as much)... it was a day picked because it coincided with so many other religion's winter holy days and allowed the concurring religion to integrate them somewhat less violently into the fold. I could go into all of them, but that would open the door to one of my favorite topics... and I don't want to open that can of worms. Suffice it to say that it is the day many people celebrate as holy, but it seems to me that most if not all of them have lost the basic idea of why they give gifts, get together with family, and generally have a wonderful time. Now a days it's all about how much can I spend and will little Suzie like my gift better than his? Pretty sad -