As we near Christmas, let’s remember what this season is really about.

It’s about millennia old traditions to help push the sun past winter solstice, celebrate life where it clings in the cold months, and to spend time and resources enjoying family and friends instead of being stircrazy in the dark months.

It’s also okay to celebrate the September birth of Jewish royalty revered as a messenger of peace and love on December 25 if you like, but that’s totally not necessary.