I read an article in the Wall Street Journal, about “How The Movies Invented Christmas” https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-movies-invented-christmas-11545321446?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2

… It makes a case for how the movies, along with Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” really defined a secular Christmas, and then planted an image in our minds of what Christmas is and what it means.  The ironic beauty of it, is that even if you are not Christian, you can still enjoy that break from the darkness of the world and enjoy the spirit of giving, joy of Christmas, as if there is an intrinsic Christ gift through the employ of believers, and non-believers alike to bring His message of hope and love to the world.

Christmas Imagined

It is the spirit, it is love and care

That joy of Christmas we can share

For a moment a world perfect

Free from discord and defect

Placed in winter clarity of white

Snow as a blanket of beauty right

Colored lights, gifts, decorations red and green

Borrowed from ancients, this spirit of evergreen

A perfect setting for redeeming ourselves

For believing in each other and Santa’s elves

For knowing Angel’s get their wings

When hearts sing and the bell rings

And a child’s birth allows the world to cope

As the child in us smiles with wonder and hope

Everyone regardless of their belief can openly share

Our Christmas miracle, by opening hearts of loving care