Did Jesus Celebrate Christmas?

In the Gospel of John 10:22 is a simple sentence introducing the paragraph, but one that also sheds some light on what was going on in Jerusalem at this time of year.
“Then came the Feast of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter,
and Jesus was in the temple area walking in Solomon's Colonnade.”

In Jesus’ time, Hanukah, or the Feast of Dedication was a fairly modern celebration.
It is not a biblical holiday but came about as a result of events during the time in history between the Old and New Testaments. In 168 B.C. the Temple in Jerusalem was seized by Syrian-Greek soldiers and used for the worship of their god Zeus. The following year, Emperor Antiochus ("Epiphanes") forbade the Jewish people to worship the God of the Bible and instead, ordered them to worship the Greek gods.
A 3 year revolt ensued led by Mattityahu (Mattathias), a Jewish Priest and his 5 sons. Mattityahu died in 166 BC and his son Judah took his place as leader of the revolt. Judah was nicknamed Yehuda HaMakabi (Judah the Hammer) and his followers were known as the Maccabees. By 165 BC the Maccabees were victorious and the Holy Temple was liberated, cleansed from spiritual defilement and rededicated.
According to the ancient Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, Judah the Macabee instituted an annual 8 day festival after rededicating the Temple called the ‘Festival of Lights’.

The traditional story tells that when they came to light the Temple menorah (lampstand), they could only find enough undefiled oil to burn for one day. But miraculously the menorah stayed alight for 8 days, the time needed to prepare a fresh supply of oil for the Temple lamp.
Today, Hanukah is celebrated for 8 days to commemorate the rededication of the Temple. Each evening at sundown, the Hanukiah (an nine branched menorah) is lit: One candle on the first night, two candles on the second night, three candles on the third night etc. until all 8 candles are lit together on the 8th night. The Shamash or servant candle is also lit each night and used to light the other candles. This servant candle is usually given a special place on the Hanukiah, either higher, lower or to the side of the other candles. As Christians we see a wonderful parallel of Yeshua (Jesus), the Light of the world who brings His light and life to each of our hearts! This year (2011) Hanukah begins on the 21st December. The Jewish day begins at sundown on the previous day, so the first candle of Hanukah will be lit on the evening of the 20th December.
Finally, all good holiday celebrations are accompanied by special foods and Hanukah is no exception. Food cooked in oil is the order of the day to symbolize the lighting of the Temple menorah. In Israel, bakeries are filled with Sufganiot, jam-filled doughnuts and around the world other fried specialities like Latkes, potato pancakes are lovingly prepared and enjoyed by all!
Hanukah Activities:
How to Celebrate Hanukah: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3BqoXR-SGw&list=PL78FF4D6566A48BA2&index=8&feature=plpp_video
How to light the Hanukah Menorah: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAj3lPdnLbA
How to play Hanukah games – The Dreidel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkTLN1T17p4&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL19977AA51C6EB8F5