The biggest and most anticipated holiday in America, is clearly, Christmas, of which plenty of children look forward to it eagerly and typically in anticipation of gifts; whereas parents and other family members more often look upon it as an opportunity to get together with friends and family so as to share their faith and their love one with another. So that, it seems to be the quintessential American holiday, celebrating friends, family, generosity, hearth, good will, and the birth of Jesus the Christ. Yet, there are mainstream religions of the Christian faith that do not observe Christmas, not because they do not believe in Christ, but rather, because they do believe in Christ; and in that belief, find it more sincere to be Christian by being of service to their fellow mankind, every day of the year, as opposed to celebrating such in a commercial way, or to participate in a holiday which has clear pagan origins.
So that, there was a time when Christmas was not celebrated in America, because it was viewed rather dimly as being a combination of the midwinter celebration for non-Christians, which subsequently co-opted the birth of Christ so as to be on the same day; despite the fact that in all likelihood, Christ was not actually born on the 25th of December, and further his birth was not noted as being annually celebrated in the Scriptures so written after his death and resurrection. Additionally, there was a time in certain communities of America when the celebration of Christmas was forbidden by law, because those that passed that law saw Christmas as such, as an actual apostasy to the Christian religion. Also, one of the greatest military victories of the revolutionary era was when Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware river, on the evening of December 25th, knowing the Hessian troops that they would face, would have celebrated Christmas, and would therefore be more than likely, unprepared or less prepared for a surprise military attack, which was successfully achieved by the brave American revolutionary forces.
Nowadays, few people are concerned about the origins of Christmas, and typically believe that such has always been celebrated and commemorated, though perhaps a bit more commercial in today's modern age, then in yesteryear, but fundamentally the same as it always has been. Though this is not true, what is important for those that truly wish to celebrate Christmas, is to recognize that those that have the Christian spirit, or wish to represent such, should see the Christmas season as an opportunity to represent well the qualities that were propagated when Jesus the Christ was here on this earthly plane, which is to treat our neighbor as our own, to love our God, to be patient, kind, forbearing, considerate, truthful, courageous, generous, and just in all that we do.
So then, Christmas should best be seen, as a time for us to see Christ in the eyes of all human beings, with the implicit understanding that we are all children of the exact, same God; and that it is our duty, to go forth and thereby help to make this world a better place, for our having been here, by doing all the good that we can for as many as we can and for as long as we can, so help us God.