Christmas is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that marks and honors the birth of Jesus Christ-the founder of Christianity. Christmas is one of the biggest celebrations for the people belonging to the Christian faith. But it would be wrong to assume that it is only celebrated among the Christians. With the world becoming a global village, Christmas is now celebrated in many countries around the world. Christmas is celebrated with high spirits in various parts of the world. The joy, fun, gaiety and excitement associated with Christmas has made it a social-cultural festival which is observed with special prayers, Church celebrations, family get-together, gifts giving, adorning the homes with beautiful decoratives, lights, stars, Christmas Tree. Santa Claus, also called Father Christmas, is an integral part of Christmas celebrations who is loved by all, specially children, and brings gifts in his red sack on the day of Christmas.

Today, Christmas is celebrated on a grand-scale all over the world. The towns and villages dress up for the yuletide spirit. Shops get ready to do brisk business and offer mega discounts and sales. Markets are packed with huge crowds. People buy new clothes, gifts, a variety of things to cook, Christmas decorations, amongst other things. Folks send Christmas greetings to their friends and families in faraway places. People decorate their homes to the hilt with Christmas trees, wreathes with bright red decorative baubles, festoons, bells and other small trinkets.