Willing to celebrate and embrace a holiday that was stolen by the Catholics, from the Pagans, a ritual that has trickled on down to the Protestants over the last 300 years, which has more to do with ancient s - ex worship than with anything else!
The early paganscelebrated the Winter Solstice by honoring those gods with a variety of festivals and rituals designed to curry the gods» favor and ensure the sun's speedy return.