Did Christians Steal Christmas? The Evidence Says No.

Every December, the same claim pops up online: “Christmas is just a Christian copy of a pagan holiday.” Saturnalia, Sol Invictus, Roman sun gods—pick your conspiracy. It sounds spicy, but the history doesn’t back it up. In this video, we go straight to the earliest sources. No internet myths. No pop-history takes. Just what Christians in the 2nd and 3rd centuries actually believed about Jesus’ conception, death, and birth—and why March 25 mattered far more than December 25. Long before any pagan festival shows up on the calendar, Christians were already doing the theological math that led them to December 25. We’ll break down: Why early Christians tied Jesus’ death and conception to the same date How March 25 → December 25 became the Incarnation timeline Why Saturnalia and Sol Invictus don’t explain Christmas What the early Church actually taught (and what they didn’t) Why the date mattered to them theologically If you’ve ever heard that Christians “stole” Christmas from pagans, this will clear the fog. The real story is stranger, older, and far more meaningful than the memes.