Christmas is still a favorite holiday in America, even though the religious observation of it is slipping a bit.
According to the Pew Research Center, nine in 10 Americans celebrate Christmas. For Christians, it is still a major holiday, with 95 percent of Christians celebrating it.
Far fewer Americans observe it as a religious day, in which they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, or Jesus the Savior. Just 46 percent of Americans say they keep Christmas as a religious, rather than a public, holiday. Still, 66 percent believe the Christmas story is an actual historic event.
The percentage who believe the four main points of the Christmas story has shrunk somewhat. In 2014, 65 percent of Americans believed the four points of the Christmas story: Jesus was born of a virgin; laid in a manger; wise men were guided by a star to Jesus; and an angel announced the birth to shepherds. Today, that number is 57 percent.
