All of the bits that do make up secular christmas, do have pagan origins, which is more or less my point.
My general take is that every major religion has some sort of solstice related celebration.
My general take is that every major religion has some sort of solstice related celebration.
As near as I can tell the myth of the pagan origins of Christmas has its roots in fundamentalist Christians who wanted to abolish things that aren't contained in the Bible. "Pagan" made a good rhetorical whip at the time, but it's since been taken as a serious approach to history by popular culture.