Let's be honest, nobody ever celebrates chrismas because of christ. We do it for the gifts, our family, and to have a nice time in a year full of stress.
That sounds like as good a suggestion as any and especially since he's someone I admire and respect, it sounds like a worthwhile objective to encourage people to celebrate Isaac Newton's birthday on 25 Dec.
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.