Quote Originally Posted by Dogboy182
@Original poster.

In my experiences, it varied slightly.

Depending on the age of the person and their marital status and how long they have been in America. The older (24+) crowd, seemed to be more assimilated with the American dates and holidays, and if they were married to, or living with Americans this was especially true.
Spasibo to everyone for your replies.

During the past several days I've had a chance to talk to two of my Russian friends who have both lived here in the U.S. for more than 8 years. Both of them are planning to have their big Christmas celebrations on December 25th.