A very different, and also well historically documented perspective -

http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Articles/Christmas/christmas.html

I need to add here that there are other conclusions besides the one at the close of the originally posted article. (i.e. - Many prefer not to know the history, or if they do know the history, protest that they are 'having fun." Perhaps there are somepeople  like this, though I don't personally know any. The other conclusions are these:      As demonstrated in the article posted in the above comment,

1) Yeshua may have been conceived around Chanukah, and born around Sukkot, the "first fruit" of those who

would be reborn in Him.

2) Yeshua may in fact have been born around Chanukah, depending upon what system of reckoning is applied.

3) Regardless of when he was born, the birth of the Savior of the World is most worthy of celebration. It is this that made our own new birth possilble. Ths resurrection of our Lord and Savior is also worthy of celebration. It is this that made our eternal life possible. There are celebrations that are commanded in scripture. There are other celebrations that I believe to be Spirit led. I celebrate, for instance, my wedding anniversary. We are not commanded to do that. However, the marriage of two believers is a miracle of God, in which he takes two and makes them one flesh in His spirit, a foretaste of our ultimate marriage to Him. The Lord Himself also joyfully took part in a wedding celebration while here on earth, and thus we can receive this as an occasion worthy of joyful  celebration. I celebrate my child's birthday. She is also a miracle, created by God's own hands, as is every child. Yeshua knew her before she was born, delighted in fashioning her, and rejoiced when she was born again, and so do I - these are things worthy of celebration. When Yeshua was born here on earth, to be the Savior of the world, all the angels of heaven sang with overwhelming rejoicing and celebration. If there can be rejoicing and celebration in heaven at the Savior's birth, how much more can there be rejoicing and celebration on the part of us for whom He came!  I do celebrate Chanukah, as did Yeshua, though it is nowhere commanded to celebrate it, because it commemorates a miracle of God, and foreshadows Yeshua, the Light of the world.. Just as lighting the candles of the Chanukah Menorah is about a miracle of God, and not about any of the myriad other purposes for which people over the course of history have used candles or fire, celebrating the birth of Yeshua into the world is not about pagan rituals or about having fun. No - for the believer, it is not, in fact, about anything other than incredible joy and awe and a heart overflowing with inedescribable and inexpressible love for Immanuel, God with us. It is God's Holy Spirit within me that tells me this is indeed worthy of celebration, whether in winter or spring. For without His conception and birth, death and resurrection, I would not be redeemed. Praise Him.

We need not count the day's of Saviour's birth...Whichever the date may be let us spread the gospel of goodnews to the whole world...That Jesus came to this world to seek and save the lost,shed His precious blood,redeemed us from everlasting agony because of sinning..Praise Jesus for his birth as a son of man and carried our burden on to calvary..The joy lost in Eden is restored...Let us praise Him as He comes again!what a glorious rapture of saints!We need to be part and and parcel of this eternal glory...in Jesus name...Amen!