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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 time when peace and goodwill are especially called lot of places not forits context in religion, and a time when Christians remember that [[God]] came down as a frail human, to save us from our [[sin]]but because you get free stuff. Christmas has many aspects, both religious and secular, including the exchange of gifts, Santa Claus (or Father Christmas), decoration and display of the Christmas tree Seriously, and church services remembering [[Jesus]]free stuff rocks.
===Etymology===
The word Christmas is derived from Middle 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).butts
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