Posted on 12/17/2005 10:23:04 PM PST by rvoitier
Refresher Course
from the site:
"Xmas:-
Abbreviation for Christmas, coming from the Greek word for Christ, ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ, as the New Testament was written in Greek. Many mistakenly believe Xmas to be an informal abbreviation, or one of purely commercial meaning."
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