I don't think the majority joins the minority to celebrate Christmas. Christmas is a national holiday in India and every one enjoys it in a way they enjoy any other holiday. Those who have Christians as their friends will exchange greetings and perhaps, if too intimate, share sweets and feast.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.