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Many people do indeed have Christmas without Christ. But for others the true meaning of Christmas has at its source the story of the birth of Jesus and Christianity. People around the world have different beliefs and ideas as to the creation of the world and the meaning of life. For some the only meaning is pain and suffering. While for those who don't believe in Christ Christian faith will give them no comfort, they can still find a ray of hope that comes from the atmosphere, or feeling of Christmas, rather than its precise background.

The history of Christmas itself is littered with Pagan celebrations and is about the changing seasons and survival. For the first people who partook in such celebrations the bringing in of the Christmas yule log symbolised a different world than that of Christianity.

Nowadays Christmas need not end because different people have differing beliefs other than that which comes from Christianity. There is still much good to be found in the the sharing and caring that goes on amongst so many people around the world at this time of year.

The sad part of Christmas is where the commercial aspects of it. for some, seem to take over the more Noble aspects, leaving Christmas as a time of spending more than you can afford and hoping to receive as many material goods as possible. Families propel themselves into debt over the Christmas period and may be left to pick up the financial red tape for the rest of the year.

Many children in the western world are spoilt at Christmas, being given more toys than they can ever hope to play with. At the same time people may become gluttonous and indulge in far too much eating and drinking than they would dream of consuming during the rest of the year.

This greed tends to show how unevenly the wealth of the world is balanced, as homeless people still lay on the ground at night and children in poorer financial climates listen to their stomachs rumble as usual on Christmas day.

However, deep within the heart of Christmas there is much love to be found. This is not reserved just for those who believe in Christ. It is given and received by all types of people who choose to make Christmas a time of giving, not of presents but of their time and kindness.

Although this philosophy fits in with Christian teaching it doesn't always have to come from it. Whatever our beliefs we are still capable to care for others and to try and make Christmas a time of hope, and understanding. Understanding often comes from being tolerant of others points of view, even the one where there is no Christ seen by an individual, but there is still love.

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