Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast and the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, addresses the common concern that comes up every year around this time regarding the validity of celebrating Christmas. It is true that when Christmas was originally instituted, December 25th was a pagan festival commemorating the birthday of a false god: Sol Invictus, the βUnconquered Sun.β The reason early Christians chose December 25th was not to Christianize a pagan holiday but to set up a rival celebration pointing to the preeminence of the Lord Jesus Christ. While the world has all but forgotten the Greco-Roman gods of antiquity, they are annually reminded that two thousand years ago Christ invaded time and space.