We aren't religious and have always celebrated christmas. Growing up, the only people that I knew who didn't celebrate xmas were from a non-christian religion (JW) but everyone else did. It wasn't a terribly big or multi-cultural school though either.
We aren't religious - DH and I are more spiritual without subscribing to a particular religion. We do celebrate Christmas though, we were both brought up with it. My Mum was brought up Christian and so told my brother and I about the Christian meaning behind it, but it was still all about getting together with family and friends for us, rather than Jesus. We would see family members who lived far away and we never saw otherwise, so it was always a fantastic day
Now, it's more about family & friends than ever. After having close family members pass away close to Christmas, it's really become a time of reflection and... I dunno... kind of like family bonding or something? So we do a big meal, and gifts, and it's just a whole load of fun
At the moment DD is too young to understand anything, but we'll explain the different meaning behind the holiday, and how for us it's about family and showing appreciation for each other. We will have Santa, because it was such a magical time in my childhood. Nothing over the top, just something for her to get excited about. I'm already looking forward to next Christmas when she'll be a little older and the entire family (both sides) are coming to us so I can host it!
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