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'''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]].  For example, it is an observed Federal holiday, observed on December 25.<ref>In accordance with Federal law regarding holidays for the majority of the Federal work force, if December 25 falls on a Saturday the holiday is observed the preceding Friday; if it falls on a Sunday the holiday is observed the following Monday.</ref>

It is an official [[holiday]] in nearly all countries in the [[Western world]].  For example, it is an observed Federal holiday, observed on December 25.<ref>In accordance with Federal law regarding holidays for the majority of the Federal work force, if December 25 falls on a Saturday the holiday is observed the preceding Friday (December 24; however, this usually means that [[Christmas Eve]] - which at times has been declared a full or partial holiday by the President - will NOT be declared such); if it falls on a Sunday the holiday is observed the following Monday (December 26).</ref>

== Commonwealth ==

== 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out-of-date-needed-as-much-as-ever.htm|title=Queen Elizabeth's 2018 Christmas Message: The Gospel of Christ Is 'Never Out of Date', 'Needed as Much as Ever'|date=December 28, 2018|accessdate=March 16, 2020|author=Edward Shih|publisher=Gospel Herald}}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>

During her reign, as a Christmas Day practice, [[Queen Elizabeth II]] would give 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out-of-date-needed-as-much-as-ever.htm|title=Queen Elizabeth's 2018 Christmas Message: The Gospel of Christ Is 'Never Out of Date', 'Needed as Much as Ever'|date=December 28, 2018|accessdate=March 16, 2020|author=Edward Shih|publisher=Gospel Herald}}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 ==

== References ==