What is Christmas about? Opinion Poll from Millennials.

[peaceful-forest]

Opinions from Millennials only.

What is Christmas about? Is it about Jesus? Is it about secular things like presents and Santa Clause? Something else? What's your belief?

 

[peaceful-forest]

Here's my belief:

After I was saved, I used to believe that Christmas was about Jesus. As I grew in my faith, it became more obvious that it was not about Jesus, but about secular things.

I have observed that Christians that are in the Gen X or Millennial generation recognize that Christmas is not about Jesus and would like to stop the whole Santa Clause and presents things. But the older generations like the Boomers think it's okay to have both worship towards Jesus and incorporate things like Santa Clause and the presents.

 

[elytron]

I celebrate Christmas as Jesus birth on Earth. We setup the traditional tree each year and exchange gifts with family. I don't think there is anything terribly wrong with that.

If I were a parent though I wouldn't lie and tell my children there is a Santa. That is kind of mean in my opinion.

 

[Owlette]

I’m late to the game here, but when I think about Christmas, the first verse of the hymn O Holy Night is what I think about. The melody is great, but the words are what makes it my favorite Christmas song.

O Holy night! The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
'Til He appeared, and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn’

Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine
O night, O night divine