Although members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that Christ’s birth actually occurred on April 6, they celebrate Christmas on December 25, with the rest of the Christian world.
Many LDS families celebrate the traditional Christmas with a tree, lights, gifts, and Santa Claus. While Church leaders to not condemn any of these traditions, they urge Church members to remember that Christmas is one of the most spiritually significant days in history, along with Easter it is a celebration of God’s greatest gift to mankind; His son Jesus Christ and the Atonement and Resurrection that he performed.