I do not want to be misunderstood here; Christmas ritual can indeed be beneficial for the developing faith of children. (religion-online.org)
For the rigidity of the law it substituted the life of the spirit; it scorned the cautious wisdom of the sage to bless the trusting faith of a child; from the beauty of the flesh it turned to the beauty of holiness; it regarded man as a prodigal son and a lost sheep, lost but for the grace of the Divine Shepherd.» (religion-online.org)
The fact is that God does reveal Himself to us in many ways — through the joy and unique faith of children — in the wondrous majesty and complexity of nature — even in the pain we all (even the Blooms) walk through on this Earth and experience in different ways (Romans 5:3 - 5). (christiananswers.net)