All the 'keep Christ in Christmas' folks trying to impose their backward theocratic rule on all of us might be surprised to learn the Puritans they regard as the true founders of this country BANNED Christmas altogether.
Any observation of the holiday, whether taking the day off or preparing a feast, came with a five shilling fine.
Penalty for Keeping Christmas, 1659 https://www.mass.gov/doc/penalty-for-keeping-christmas/download?_ga=2.56222763.144109216.1656331652-841661078.1655899135
Ironically I think many Jews are like myself and would much prefer that Christians keep the Christ in Christmas and stop pretending that it's a secular holiday.
