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Christmas for sure because it's fun and there's good food and smells and all kinds of stuff. Beyond that, no not really.
I slowly begin to rename it to winter solstice. Also makes it easier to incorporate the red clothed dude and stuff. Despite he doesn't make sense in any constellation, but the kids live it the weird way it is.
Christmas isn't in the winter solstice though...
It's pretty close (Usually Dec 20 or 21), and some versions of the holidays that were merged together to form today's Christmas were indeed celebrated on the solstice.
It is close (pretty sure it's 22nd), but I'm not sure there's evidence that co-opting a pagan festival is what happened. It is a common assertion though.
I don't need evidence, out just moves the the Christmas in the way we celebrate it and that hasn't much left of the Christian Christmas away from the Christianity, but towards something I really appreciate: days getting longer again.