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THE HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS A TIMELINE 325 AD 25 December is made the official birthday of Jesus Before this date,there were various views as to when Jesus Christ was born The word Christmas is first used Before this date Christmas was known as Yule 11th Century  In Central Europe Christmas trees are decorated with candles, wax ornaments and gingerbread. 16th Century  In England, they started eating minced pi for Christmas.