>From: Stephen Nowlin <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Merry Xmas...
>Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 15:47:41 -0800
>
>  I don't like "happy holidays" or "xmas" (where did that come from, 
>anyway?)

Stephen the x in xmas stands for the first letter of the word "Christ" in 
Greek.  So it really does not take anything about from the meaning of the 
word "Christmas" and is considered, by many, a legitimate abbreviation.

Heather Marie Wells

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