where is christmas from

Christmas is a holiday with its roots in a number of different cultures and traditions. The most widely celebrated form of Christmas is that which originated in Western Christianity and is based on the birth of Jesus Christ. However, the holiday has also been influenced by other religious and cultural celebrations, such as the Roman winter solstice festival Saturnalia, the Norse Yule celebration, and the pagan winter solstice festivals of the Germanic and Slavic peoples.