There are lots of ppl, in America especially, who have no religous affilliation at all but wear Santa hats and say ho ho ho all December long. I'm just making the point that most don't actually celebrate the particular religous aspect of the holiday. They celebrate the turning of the seasons, the spirit of harvest and giving, the beautiful winter, a new yr, and lots of other aspects of the holiday that don't necessarily coincide with the Judeo-religous connotations that were attached by the Roman Catholic Church. This was a holiday long before this Jesus Christ character came into the picture, and if he had not come into the picture we would still have the same zest and zeal for Dec 25th day.

EDIT--Sleigh bells, 'Santa Claus', reindeer, mistletoe, and sacrificial trees were all Germanic aspects of Dec 25th day BEFORE Jesus Christ came along.