There are many variations on Christmas celebrations across the globe. If you think of Santa Clause with a white beard, wearing a red suit, and delivering gifts on Christmas Eve while everyone sleeps, you have bought into the creation of an American cartoonist in the Victorian era.

Here are some things you can do to decide how you and your family will celebrate Christmas.

1. Decide what you celebrate and why

2. Share your celebration with others, don't withhold your beliefs

3. Determine how you treat Santa Clause and Jesus—like Mickey Mouse, or God?