Oh, yes, from our vantage point in history, we know that not all men gave their full allegiance to the King of Kings. We know that Christians allowed pagan thoughts to infiltrate the church, causing a period of great darkness even in the church. We know that Christians today are not single minded in their worship. Solstice is once more being celebrated by some. Let's be against the secular commercialization of Christmas.
Darkness is depressing.
We just might have cheered each other with tales of light and song and Bethlehem. I hope we would have. Maybe, in fact, we did. Let us not glorify them. Paganism never quite lives up to its own self-portrait.