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'''Christmas ''' (or '''Christmas Day''') is an annual [[Christian]] holiday that celebrates the [[birth of Jesus]]. It is traditionally celebrated on December 25th by most Christian; in the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] it celebrated on January 7. It is a lot of places not time when peace and goodwill are especially called for its context in religion, but because you get free stuffand a time when Christians remember that [[God]] came down as a frail human, to save us from our [[sin]]. SeriouslyChristmas has many aspects, both religious and secular, including the exchange of gifts, Santa Claus (or Father Christmas), decoration and display of the Christmas tree, free stuff rocksand church services remembering [[Jesus]].
===Etymology===
The word Christmas is derived from buttsMiddle English Christemasse and from Old English Cristes mæsse. It is a contraction meaning "Christ's mass". The name of the holiday is sometimes shortened to Xmas because Roman letter "X" resembles the Greek letter Χ (chi), an abbreviation for Christ (Χριστός).
===History===
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