Xmas Ornament
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Tue Dec 9 09:45:41 EST 2014
Ed,
X is the Greek letter Chi, and has for centuries been used to represent
the name of Christ. Thus, Xmas is a (very old) abbreviation for Christ
Mass, or as we commonly refer to it, Christmas.
Ken Rickman
On 12/8/2014 10:28 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> What, pray tell, is Xmas?
> Ed King
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Kenneth Rickman
Salisbury, NC
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