Christmas is a human holiday celebrated annually on December 25th. Christmas commemorated the birth of religious figure Jesus Christ, though it also incorporated the traditions of other winter solstice celebrations predating the rise of Christianity.

Curtis A. Wellborn, a former lover of Roberta Lincoln, was killed in action in the Vietnam War on Christmas Day, 1970. (TOS - Star Trek: Assignment: Earth comic: "My Name Is Legion")

The personnel of the USS Enterprise's science lab held a Christmas party in late 2266, which Captain Kirk attended. After the party, he spent the evening with Helen Noel. (TOS episode: "Dagger of the Mind")

In 2293, James T. Kirk sent Spock a Christmas card. The inscription only read, "Happy Winter Solstice". (TOS novel: The Fearful Summons)

Lieutenant Sam Redbay of the USS Voyager regularly celebrated Christmas. (VOY novel: The Final Fury)

During Captain Jean-Luc Picard's time in the Nexus, he experienced a traditional Christmas celebration with his (illusory) family. (TNG movie: Star Trek: Generations)

Hikaru Sulu observed Christmas as a child. (ST novel: Excelsior: Forged in Fire)

See also: A Christmas Carol

External linksEdit

• Christmas article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Christmas article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.