Bittersweet

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (2Ti 3:5)

Everybody seems to be celebrating... something today. When you look around, there are Christmas decorations in every window of every house, people visiting their friends, celebrating... what?
In Swedish language one is supposed to say 'God Jul' [merry Christmas] to each other. But what does it really mean?

Yule is the winter solstice celebration of the Scandinavian Norse mythology and Germanic pagans. In Neopaganism, this celebration is largely reconstructed to various extents by various groups. In Wicca, a form of the holiday is observed as one of the eight solar holidays, or sabbats, where Yule is celebrated on the winter solstice: in the northern hemisphere, circa December 21, and in the southern hemisphere, circa June 21.

"Yule" and "Yuletide" (also see Yalda) refer to the period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 and is often used to refer to Christmas. People unfamiliar with ancient Norse mythology's pagan traditions usually do not distinguish between Yule (Joul) and Christmas, as it is used in many Christmas songs. In Denmark, Norway and Sweden the term "jul" is still the most common way to express Christmas, as well as "joulu" in Finland and "jõulud" in Estonia. (Wikipedia)

So yes, it is perfectly safe to celebrate this, as well as to wish one another happy "this".
Convenient, isn't it? Nobody needs to mention Christ here, and they still can be merry, drink a lot and have fun.
I just do not grasp it...
Somebody who had some common sense suggested once that this holiday should not be observed in Sweden any longer, since it had lost contact with its origins (meaning: Jesus). But, nobody liked this idea, of course :) And, when taken at its definition, the origins are still perfectly valid, don't you think?