Christ-mas

Christmas English Proper noun Christ-mas en Christmas _used to emphasize Jesus Christ. en 22 December 1934 Mrs. W. R. Spence Commercializing Christmas The Montreal Daily Star postscript LXVI 304 Montreal, Que. Montreal Star Company 10 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/741897733/ 6 12026624 For several years I have been steadily working against this cult of Santa Claus, which I maintain has converted “Christ-mas” into “Santa Claus-mas”. en 2 December 1993 Wallace Mayo Al Lauer December 5, "One Bread, One Body" bit.listserv.catholic https://web.archive.org/web/20251219164959/https://groups.google.com/g/bit.listserv.catholic/c/xBsiHY47iS4/m/fgrtdvYVenkJ We need Christ to celebrate Christ-mas. After all, Christmas is His birthday. How can we celebrate a birthday without focusing on the One born? We need Mass to celebrate Christ-mas. Mass is the principal place to receive and give Christ's Christmas love. Without celebrating Mass, the very word "Christ-mas" loses its meaning. en 10 December 2004 harmonybrenda@yahoo.com UK here I come... alt.fan.elton-john https://web.archive.org/web/20251219165236/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.fan.elton-john/c/mcpADhOgKfw/m/EiyS8ldlxyoJ Love a Christian for Christ-mas!!:)) (after all, we're ALL sinners! in one way or another! and it's only thanks to Jesus that we stand any chance of living forever in bliss:))) \\\\+//// "Jesus is the Reason for the Season" en 11 December 2007 boots The God Deletion misc.writing https://web.archive.org/web/20251219165048/https://groups.google.com/g/misc.writing/c/-CVe60-5W_8/m/7Jv1CAUIRroJ >There are a lot of toys.>He Santa Claus puts the sack full of toys in his sleigh, hitches up a team>of flying reindeer and sets off from the North Pole. Do you celebrate Christ-mas, RJM? en