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Improved Christmas Day article by including mention of Queen Elizabeth II's yearly speech with reference provided and blue links.
'''Christmas Day''' is December 25 of each year. Although the actual date of the birth of [[Jesus Christ]] is not known, the date was chosen in antiquity by the [[Christian]] church for the celebration of the event.
'''Christmas Day''' is December 25 of each year. Although the actual date of the birth of [[Jesus Christ]] is not known, the date was chosen in antiquity by the [[Christian]] church for the celebration of the event.
It is an official holiday in nearly all countries in the Western world.
It is an official [[holiday]] in nearly all countries in the [[Western world]].
== Commonwealth ==
As a Christmas Day practice, [[Queen Elizabeth II]] gives a public word each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gospelherald.com/articles/71911/20181228/queen-elizabeths-2018-christmas-message-the-gospel-of-christ-is-never-out-of-date-needed-as-much-as-ever.htm|title=Queen Elizabeth's 2018 Christmas Message: The Gospel of Christ Is 'Never Out of Date', 'Needed as Much as Ever'|date=December 28, 2018|accessdate=March 16, 2020|author=Edward Shih|publisher=Gospel Herald}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Holidays]]
[[Category:Holidays]]