Bah-humbug...Christmas gripes

[DaveReading]

Perhaps we should celebrate him instead?

You mean hang apples on the tree instead of baubles ?

 

[Accy cyclist]

People who call Christmas Xmas. Are they bring lazy or is it their way of showing contempt for the day? Also, those who say Happy Christmas when it should be Merry Christmas.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

My favourite Christmas song

 

[classic33]

People who call Christmas Xmas. Are they bring lazy or is it their way of showing contempt for the day? Also, those who say Happy Christmas when it should be Merry Christmas.

The X in Xmas is actually the greek letter Chi, which was a common abbreviation of Kristos, Christ’s name.

 

[DaveReading]

Also, those who say Happy Christmas when it should be Merry Christmas.

Good point - being happy and being merry are two very different things.

 

[Jenkins]

Enforced Christmas jumper " fun day" at w**k

 

[subaqua]

The X in Xmas is actually the greek letter Chi, which was a common abbreviation of Kristos, Christ’s name.

so Written it is acceptable but pronounced as ecks mass . NO

 

[Saluki]

I thought Jesus was 'born' on the 25th, hence the reason for 'celebrating' the holy day.

He was born in the middle of April actually but there you go

 

[JtB]

He was born in the middle of April actually but there you go

I know it seems a bit pedantic but Christmas is not a celebration of the birthday of Jesus but rather the birth of Jesus - a subtle but relevant distinction.

 

[perplexed]

Amazon delivery man has just turned up with my carol singer dissuader...

 

[Vapin' Joe]

He was born in the middle of April actually but there you go

Debatable whether he was actually born at all.

 

[cyberknight]

Grown ups who have advent calender's

 

[cyberknight]

Christmas songs! why do they trot out the same ones every year? Most of them I got bored with twenty odd years ago, wheres the new ones?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8423340.stm

 

[PaulSecteur]

Grown ups who have advent calender's

Theres a lot of them at my place. People seem to be getting quite excited by them. Its like being in a room next to a bunch of 5 year olds.

 

[John the Monkey]

Amazon delivery man has just turned up with my carol singer dissuader...

An impressive hallway chez Perplexed then...

Grown ups who have advent calender's

Advent Calendar's what?