A good deal of it is true or partially true, but I'm not going to waste my time answering it point by point.

The Christians did indeed graft Christianity onto preceding Solstice festivals, and moved Jesus' birthdate to that time of year. So? Most religions have been built partially or even largely upon the structure of preceding religions. What's the big deal?

If you want to get upset about something, get upset about the crass commercialization of what was once a holy religious festival, a sacred harvest festival, and a sacred return of the sun/Son festival. Every culture recognized the Solstice as a vitally important time. The return of the sun (the Light of the World) is symbolically identical with the return of the Son (Jesus "the Light of the World") in his resurrection from death and the darkness of the tomb. The Solstice is on Dec 22nd. The fact that the fictional birthdate of Jesus was arbitrarily assigned by the early Church to the 25th of Dec...3 days later...Christmas Day...is indicative of the period of 3 days he spent in the tomb.

All existence is One, so it is not surprising that Nature mirrors and demonstrates great spiritual forces in action.

And if you don't believe that, well then, just celebrate the Solstice itself, without which Spring would never come. That's something pretty special, whether or not you call yourself a Christian.

- LH