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Introduction
In Fritz Allhoff & Scott C. Lowe (eds.), Christmas ‐ Philosophy for Everyone. Oxford, UK: Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 1–8 (2010)
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Christmas ‐ is about the virgin birth of baby Jesus Christmas, with a kind of magic in the air Christ's mass, as part of the church calendar ‐ since fourth century early Christian church ‐ moving its celebration to December and existing pagan solstice celebrations modern Christmas celebration, ancient connections with a winter solstice feasts, and Sol Invictus later Christmas celebrations ‐ elements from non‐Christian sources modern Christmas ‐ the big man, the right jolly old elf, Santa Santa Claus's descent ‐ none connected to Christmas or Jesus of Nazareth birth of Christ, Jesus the Christ, Immanuel ‐ “God with us,” who walked the earth Dickens' A Christmas Carol ‐ need for being generous to one another
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