Christians celebrate Christmas as the birth of Christ. BUT the rest of the world celebrates Christmas too.. as of what I learned on Pet Talk... It is a story of an older man who sent gifts to children who needed some happiness in their lives... or that is how I heard the story... so the athiest or agnostic's ... or well everyone...celebrates the Saint Nicholas part of Christmas... I am not sure where the Saint Nicholas story originated but It is fun for kids to have a holiday for getting gifts and it is just a joyus time....well it is supposed to be.... Hopefully I shed some light for you Popcornbird.