Why Christmas Is Celebrated at Night Msgr. Charles Pope December 22, 2015 Some sing, "O Holy Night." Some sing, "Silent Night." Some sing, "It Came upon a Midnight Clear." Christmas, it would seem, is a festival of the middle of the night. Jesus was born when it was dark, dark midnight. We are sure of it. And why shouldn't we be?Even though we are not told the exact hour of His birth, we are sure that it must have been at night. Scripture does say that the shepherds who heard the glad tidings were keeping watch over their flock by...