With only a few weeks left until Christmas, our biggest winter festival is just around the corner!... but do we know why we celebrate in the way we do?
The first time the birth of Jesus Christ was attributed to the date December 25 was in the 4th century.
The holiday developed further with the legend of St. Nicholas. Although much of his history is unconfirmed, the man who became St. Nicholas lived in the 4th century and is believed to have been a bishop in Asia Minor.
Other Christmas facts:
The story of Jesus Christ's birth is told in New Testament's gospel of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew.
Some Christians celebrate Jesus Christ's coming on January 6, the Epiphany, when they believe he was baptized.
Santa Claus generally was depicted as an elf until 1931, when Coca-Cola ads portrayed him as human-sized.
Rudolph didn't become Santa's reindeer until 1939 when an advertising writer for the department store Montgomery Ward created him.