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According to Wikipedia (see related links), the earliest record was around AD 379.

A: The earliest known references point to the mid fourth century, but could have been earlier. There is no precise start date, as Christmas was honored at different times. It became firmly set on the 25th by established tradition sometime in the early Middle Ages (after ~400AD) .

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