New Delhi: Christmas is a special time of year for most people, but it's also loaded with a few misinformed ideas that have become a part of the holiday and the source of many arguments over the years, even centuries.
People celebrate Christmas every December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ.
While historians believe that Jesus Christ was born at a time between 7 and 2 B.C., many of them say that his exact birth date was not December 25, and that the annual celebration was only placed on that date by the Western Christian Church by the early to mid 4th century.
It is believed that the date of Christmas was only chosen to correspond with the day exactly nine months after early Christians believed Jesus to have been conceived by Mother Mary.
Several traditions surrounding the Christmas season have been around for centuries but remains as a bone of contention for many.
Here is a list of 10 myths about Christmas:
