Baby it's cold outside

[Elvis Hendrix]

Well it's three fourty five in the morning and I can't sleep. I'm necking diet pepsies and Marlborough lights like my life depended on it. So I thought I'd get all Christmassy on ya asses. HO HO , cough, ho




The "X" in "Xmas" Doesn't Take the "Christ" Out of "Christmas"
DAVEN HISKEY DECEMBER 21, 2011 9
Myth: "Xmas" is a non-religious name / spelling for "Christmas".

It turns out, "Xmas" is not a non-religious version of "Christmas". The "X" is actually indicating the Greek letter "Chi", which is short for the Greek, meaning "Christ". So "Xmas" and "Christmas" are equivalent in every way except their lettering.

In fact, although writing guides such as those issued by the New York Times; the BBC; The Christian Writer's Manual of Style; and Oxford Press discourage the use of Xmas in formal writing, at one time, it was a very popular practice, particularly with religious scribes, who are thought to have started the whole "Xmas" thing in the first place. Indeed, the practice of using the symbol "X" in place of Christ's name has been going on amongst religious scholars for at least 1000 years.

Eventually, this shorthand trick spread to non-religious writings where nearly everywhere "Christ" appeared in a word, the Greek Chi would replace that part of the word. For example, in the 17th and 18th centuries, there are numerous non-religious documents containing instances of "Xine", which was a common spelling for someone whose name was Christine.



Bonus Facts:

The "-mas" part on the end of Christmas and Xmas comes from the Old English word for "mass".
Other classic common abbreviations for "Christ" were: "Xp" and "Xt", again both an abbreviated form of the Greek for Christ.
The Greek letters "X" (Chi) and "p" (Rho) superimposed together was once a very common symbol signifying Christ and was called, somewhat unimaginatively, the Chi-Rho.
The Chi-Rho was also used by scribes in a non-religious sense to mark some passage that was particularly good, with it literally implying "good".
In 1977, the Governor of New Hampshire issued a press release stating that journalists should cease taking the "Christ" out of "Christmas" as "Xmas" was a pagan spelling of Christmas. Perhaps he should have run that press release by a religious scholar before issuing it.
Although, even those well versed and respected in Christianity often make the same mistake, such as Franklin Graham in an interview on CNN: "For us as Christians, this is one of the most holy of the holidays, the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. And for people to take Christ out of Christmas. They're happy to say merry Xmas. Let's just take Jesus out. And really, I think, a war against the name of Jesus Christ."


Silly Xians

[Elvis Hendrix]

[sky otter]

here ya go Elvis.. hope the cheery fire helps

[Elvis Hendrix]

Ha ha, thanks Sky.

My eight year old nephew went here last year. He had a ball.

[zorgon]

Well since Jesus was born around May 5th when there was no snow in Bethleham...  and since "Christmas" is a usurped Holiday stolen from pagans in the first place... and since the "Christmas Tree" was a Pagan traditional Yule Tree celebrating the pagan ritual of the return of life at the Equinox...  and since Santa (an anagram of Satan) who wears RED and enters your house via the FIRE place...

your right SILLY XIANS

[zorgon]

And yeah Old "SAINT" Nick gave COAL  whichBURNS and gives off sulfur (BRIMSTONE)


Happy Holidays  MWAHAHAHAHA

[Elvis Hendrix]

Zorgon you old goat
Happy holidays

[A51Watcher]

It's in the teens and 20's here, so pass that liquid cheer Elvis. 

Cheers!

[Elvis Hendrix]

Happy holidays 51

[Elvis Hendrix]

[Sgt.Rocknroll]

In the 40's in south Louisiana and I'm daydreaming of sand/85/warm breeze/clear blue water lapping at my feet as I sit at the edge of the water with my feet squishing the sand between my toes while sipping a cold margarita on the rocks...oops damn I just woke up....

[Elvis Hendrix]

aw man that sounds good. with a fishing rod in the other hand.
yae baby

[Sinny]

Well since Jesus was born around May 5th when there was no snow in Bethleham...  and since "Christmas" is a usurped Holiday stolen from pagans in the first place... and since the "Christmas Tree" was a Pagan traditional Yule Tree celebrating the pagan ritual of the return of life at the Equinox...  and since Santa (an anagram of Satan) who wears RED and enters your house via the FIRE place...

your right SILLY XIANS

I know a few scholars that would challenge everything u just said there

[Pimander]

I know a few scholars that would challenge everything u just said there

There is no such thing as a real consensus regarding mainstream religion.  That is because it is based on a mistranslated set of writings that have been deliberately corrupted.

It doesn't matter when Jesus was born.  He was just a man.

[burntheships]

Its in the 20's here, supposed to drop to 17 tonight.

I am going to be busy putting christmas lights in my
greenhouse to keep it from freezing. Record lows,
last year did not drop below 29 here.

So, at least christmas in December is worth something,
those little christmas lights also work great to wrap around
the base of pots outside too.

Ho ho ho....
Merry Christmas