Why Pagans Stole Christmas From Christians

     I had long suspected that it was akin to the ongoing modern myth that the Middle Ages believed in a flat earth.  It did not make sense to me.  The popular version that "Christians stole Christmas from pagans" simply did not add up for several reasons.  Some of the reasons over the years made me chuckle, but I never objected because I did not know the historical facts as they unfolded.
     I just ran across this fine article that attempts to set the record right.   Calculating Christmas by Dr. Tighe makes a great deal of sense.  For those of us who love it when the historical record is set straight, you will enjoy this article.  For those of us who appreciate it when scholarship trumps popular falsehoods, you will be grateful.