We don't pray to the tree or bow down before it so we know it is not connected with worship or pagan gods or goddesses...
We spend the time and money buying and wrapping meaningless Christmas presents...Fight the traffic...Fight the crowds...Fight with each other because of all the stress...
Many towns have a Christmas Day parade...Christians as well as others flock to them...Sometimes you might see a Nativity scene but mostly it's Santa Claus and reindeer...Music...A big party...
So why do we have the tree and celebrate that Holiday, you ask???
Because the kids and Grandkids would freak out if we didn't...Because I get a couple of paid vacation days...
True, it does afford some Christians a scheduled time to more focus upon Jesus and his birth and his mission...And churches do capitalize upon this...
However, if the Christians ever accepted the idea that Jesus was born probably in October instead of the Winter Solstice would we continue to celebrate his birthday??? Would we incorporate a Christmas tree and it's associated madness???
I take it for what it is...
Do Amazon next year. Half hour and I was done. ;O)