Izindaba zekhulu le-19 zisikhombisa ukuthi usuku olwandulela uKhisimusi lwalugujwa ngendlela efanayo nanamuhla. Kokubili kubungazwe ibhonasi kaKhisimusi nesisindo seqhude; izindlu zezihambi zase zihlukanisiwe nenkambiso yenkolo.
Ngemuva kokuqala kokugujwa kukaDisemba ngekhulu le-16, ukubukezwa ku "IDayari kaGregorio M. Guijo" ngo-1650 kusitshela ngemikhosi kaKhisimusi:
Ngalolo suku, zonke izakhamizi zaleli dolobha zafaka emafasiteleni ezindlu zazo inyanda yoMama Wethu neminye imidwebo yoBukhosi bakhe emikhondweni, yokuzinikela okuthile, futhi ehlotshiswe ngamalambu amaningi, ukuze kube mnyama kakhulu ebusuku kube yimigwaqo kucace bha, futhi wayezinikele kakhulu; Futhi ama-mulattoe, abamnyama, ama-mestizo namaNdiya abuthana ezimpambanweni zomgwaqo zaleli dolobha, futhi ngokuzwakalayo bathandaza irosari leNkosikazi Yethu, beguqe ngamadolo abo, nasemigwaqweni abafana behamba ngamaqembu, iningi labo, nabantu beminyaka yonke.
Isisindo sebhonasi sikaKhisimusi sasigujwa ekuseni, ngesikhathi se-novena nesesibili ngo-12 ebusuku ngomhla ka-24. Abokuqala namuhla abanalo uhlamvu olwalubahlukanisa, njengomculo we-murgas namavesi bahlabelela.
Namuhla akuseyona inkambiso ukuya ebhonthini kaKhisimusi. Usuku lukaKhisimusi luwukugubha umndeni ngokuphelele, indlu yezihambi ihlelwe ngemicikilisho efanayo nezingoma njengalezo ezichazwe ngenhla kuze kufike isikhathi sokuthi "zilalise ingane". Isibalo soMntwana uNkulunkulu kuvame ukuthwalwa ngowesifazane oyedwa noma ababili abasebhasikidi, ithileyi noma useyili; Kumiswa udwendwe lwabantu abebehambele lo mhlangano, abacula izingoma zokubungaza nezingoma zikaKhisimusi bese iNdodana uJesu ibekwa emkhombeni, lapho ihlala khona kuze kube nguFebhuwari 2. Phambilini bekuyisiko ukuthi umpristi, umngani womndeni, alalise ingane.
Ngezingoma, uChrist Child ubekwa embhedeni wakhe, ngemuva kokuthi isivakashi ngasinye simqabulile, umndeni uhlala uzungeze ukuzalwa ucula izingoma zikaKhisimusi. Lokhu kuguquke ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, yize i- "Adeste fidelis" ne- "Silent Night" zisatolikwa.
