X'temmas Message
 

Holiday commercial from WalMart - enjoy the message - I did. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9lkmd-mMJ0

Richard's $.02 :munchin

Note: "Christmas," 1551, X'temmas, wherein the X is an abbreviation for Christ in Christmas, from first letter of Gk. Christos "Christ". The earlier way to abbreviate it was Xp- or Xr-, corresponding to "Chr-," and the form Xres mæsse for "Christmas" appears in the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" (c.1100). ;)

That's a very nice video...

It's not xmas,try Christmas.........;)

Big Teddy :munchin

Nice Christmas message indeed.

I saw that the other day and hoped it would make it here.

your right Big Teddy, Christmas works much better!

Reminds me of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGtrzQx0M8M :D

The X is not just a short cut
 

Remembering all those times and places Christians were - and are - persecuted, the X is more than an abbreviation. As Richard pointed out, it has historical context from the Greek. It is also the spelling in Russian, "Христос."

In the same way early Christians used the drawing of a fish for meeting places, Russians under communism used an X. And the earliest Christian blessing was crossed fingers (as we do for luck). They meant it as Christ's blessing to each other -- symbolizing both the cross and Christ. The power of both in one symbol being significant.

So the cross, the X, from St Andrew's cross to a symbol for Christ when secrecy was required, is a revered symbol in many places. To this day, Russians will wrap presents in paper marked XP for Christ is born.

It was a great video -- thank you for sharing it and the English history, Richard... and Happy Christmas!

Thanks Richard,,

Merry Christmas to all..

:D:D:D:D

Jesus H Christ.:p