Msg: 1324 *Conference*
01-14-92 22:38:36
From: RICK LOPES
To : JIM SCHEEF
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #1321 (MERRY XMAS!)
I understand that "X" is also the first letter of the word Christ in Greek (if I remember correctly... my Greek is pretty bad). Christmas basically refers to "The Mass of Christ." To save time in writing and as a type of shorthand or abbreviation, scribes began simply writing X-Mas for Christ-Mass. +Rick+