With the arrival of December every year, we think of the holidays with Christmas being the centerpiece of our lives; but there is more to appreciate about what was once the tenth month of the year than the manger scene in Bethlehem more than 2,000 years ago.
December got its name from “decem,” which in Latin means ten. As far back as 750 BC, December was the tenth month of a calendar which began in March. With the passing of time and expansion of the calendar to 12 months, owing to the decree of Julius Caesar, who added January and February up front, December stayed in place as the final month.