Christmas as a traditional holiday dates back as far as A.D 273. Two pagan holidays were celebrated on that day to honor the sun, so this holiday might have started then to counter these festivals. A theologian once said: “We hold this day holy, not like the pagans because of the birth of the sun, but because of him who made it.” Meanwhile, it is agreed that by the Western Church that March is the annunciation or immaculate conception of Jesus in Mary's womb.
Evergreen trees are used to symbolize eternal life; Candles to symbolize Christ as the light of the world; Holly stands for the thorns in the crown; red for the blood and death; and gifts to remind us of the gifts given to Jesus as a baby and how He is God’s saving gift to the world.