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This class will approach the traditions of Christmas strictly from a secular perspective. I will not endorse, criticize, or even examine the religious aspects of Christmas. None of the games and songs I mention actually mention the story of Jesus. I will briefly make a reference to the story of Herod because Shakespeare references it frequently in his plays. I use these traditions as a backdrop to explain how they might have inspired Shakespeare's play. For instance, the song I reference "O Mistress Mine," is not at all a Christmas song. As you can see here, the lyrics mention nothing of the biblical Christmas story: 
"O Mistress mine, where are you roaming?  
O stay and hear! your true-love’s coming  
That can sing both high and low;  
Trip no further, pretty sweeting,  
Journeys end in lovers’ meeting—          
Every wise man’s son doth know.  
  
What is love? ’tis not hereafter;  
Present mirth hath present laughter;  
What’s to come is still unsure:  
In delay there lies no plenty,—          

Then come kiss me, Sweet-and twenty,  
Youth’s a stuff will not endure."
In short, the class is not concerned with the history of Christmas as a religious holiday, but mainly its status as a time of merriment and riotous fun, which directly ties in to the themes and characters of "Twelfth Night."