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Christmas is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
August 24, 2004	Peer review	Reviewed
December 23, 2004	Featured article candidate	Promoted
January 1, 2006	Featured article review	Demoted
August 8, 2006	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
January 1, 2007	Peer review	Reviewed
December 9, 2007	Good article nominee	Not listed
December 15, 2008	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
November 24, 2010	Good article nominee	Not listed
Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on January 7, 2005, December 25, 2005, January 7, 2006, December 25, 2006, January 7, 2007, December 25, 2007, January 7, 2008, December 25, 2008, January 7, 2009, December 25, 2009, January 7, 2011, December 25, 2011, January 7, 2013, December 25, 2013, January 7, 2014, December 25, 2014, January 7, 2015, December 25, 2015, January 7, 2016, December 25, 2016, January 7, 2017, December 25, 2017, January 7, 2018, December 25, 2018, January 7, 2019, December 25, 2019, January 7, 2020, December 25, 2020, January 7, 2021, December 25, 2021, January 7, 2022, December 25, 2022, January 7, 2023, December 25, 2023, and January 7, 2024.
Current status: Former featured article

Christianity: Christmas Top‑importance

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	This article is supported by Christmas task force (assessed as Top-importance).

Holidays: Christmas Top‑importance

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	This article is supported by the Christmas task force (assessed as Top-importance).

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The rationale behind the request is: "Important".

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