There are a lot of videos out there claiming that Christmas has pagan origins. We wanted to respond to this because it's getting a bit too close to home. 

References: 

Michael Knowles video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHw8Htgy7GQ 

https://answersingenesis.org/christmas/was-christmas-pagan/ 

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/saturnalia#how-saturnalia-led-to-christmas 

Mike Winger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugxJBb0lPXQ&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fbiblethinker.org%2F&feature=emb_rel_pause 

https://biblethinker.org/mythmas-or-christmas-debunking-christmas-myths/

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/is-christmas-a-pagan-rip-off/ 

https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/why-do-some-people-claim-that-christmas-is-a-pagan-holiday.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saturnalia-Roman-festival 

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Yule-festival 

https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/should-christians-celebrate-christmas.html 

https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/should-christians-celebrate-christmas 

David Pawson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqwxP4hJSzE