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Every December one hears of the need to "put 'Christ' back in Christmas", but never a word about "putting 'X' back in Xmas." So just how did the term "Xmas" come to be used in place of "Christmas"? ... SD Chicago: Can I get DSL without getting a landline phone?
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Xmas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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" Xmas " and " X-mas " are common abbreviations of the word "Christmas". They are sometimes pronounced /ˈɛksməs/ , but they, and variants such as "Xtemass", originated as handwriting abbrevi...
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"Xmas" therefore means "Christ's Mass." The abbreviation has been around since at least the sixteenth century and is not, as some people have claimed, an attempt to take the "Christ" out of "Christmas" and make it a secular holiday. ... Why is Christmas abbreviated "Xmas"?
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Mystery Science Theater: "Santa Claus": After Mike and the 'bots exchange gifts, they get to watch a movie where Santa Claus has to outwit Satan in order to deliver gifts. ... Amy Grant "Grown Up Christmas List": I dare you to not get in the Christmas mood after watching this Amy Grant video.
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"Christmas" is often abbreviated to Xmas, possibly because the letter X resembles the Greek letter ... In practice, the Christmas period has grown longer in some countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, and now begins many weeks before Christmas, allowing more time for shopping and get-togethers.
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Why is Christmas like a pig wearing lipstick? ... Tammuz, Mithras, Ra, Venus, Woden, Thor, Baal, Horus, Isis, Athena, . . . . you get the picture. Oh, and to sure, this being is a true "believer" ~ but just not an "obeyer".
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But I’d be lying to say there wasn’t part of me that wishes we had a slightly different policy for Christmas gifts. It would be cool to see what Courtney would get me if left to her own brainstorming. And I’m sure she’d be eager to see what I’d come up with.
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