From what I can tell, it’s likely based on the Christian holiday, Christmas, which is probably a religious version of the Winter solstice. So not totally arbitrary.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar#Beginning_of_the_year

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas#Choice_of_date

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