Christmas, celebrates on December 25 every year is held to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. The most significant of Christian festivals, Christmas is time for joyous celebrations and festivity. Christmas is marked by the presence of the Christmas Tree, Christmas Star and Christmas Cake. And of course, who can forget Santa Claus?

Christmas tree is a new feature in Kerala, perhaps less than sixty or seventy years old. On this the priests hold mass in churches of Kerala three times starting with the first at midnight. Just before the midnight mass, an image of the Child is brought by the priest, preceded by rows of Children holding lighted candles that are placed in the crib. The hymn 'Gloria in exelcis Deo' is sung amidst the explosion of crackers. In Kerala, Christmas retains its homeliness in a manner and style, which is quite unknown in the west making the celebrations even more beautiful.