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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