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+