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Have Christians always been aware of the pagan roots of most of their Christmas traditions (Christmas tree, Yule log, gift giving etc. etc.)or were they misled into believing alternative origins until more recent times when people were able to fact-check on their own?

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Have Christians always been aware of the pagan roots of most of their Christmas traditions (Christmas tree, Yule log, gift giving etc. etc.)or were they misled into believing alternative origins until more recent times when people were able to fact-check on their own?	796