Tag: Christmas
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Christmas, In a Word
Three years ago, I wrote a blog that explained how Xmas — contrary to the belief of a local pastor — was not an attempt to eliminate “Christ” from Christmas. Rather, the X was an abbreviated reference to Jesus. I noted that in Greek (the language used in the New Testament) the word for Christ…
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2023 Holiday Favorites
A couple of weeks ago, when I saw that my next blog posting would fall on December 24, I decided to do something different. Rather than write some dull (and probably overlooked) piece on grammar and/or punctuation, I would list the favorite holiday stories. movies, and books of my family and friends. In the end,…
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Have a Capital Christmas
When we think of Christmas and all the lovely things that come with it, we definitely do not think about the rules for punctuation and capitalization. Just the same, the holiday season in general and Christmas in particular provide an opportunity to consider when capital letters, italics, and quotation marks should be used when referring…
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Christmas vs. Xmas: The False Conflict
I once attended a church where the pastor was convinced “Xmas” represented a sinister attempt to eliminate Jesus Christ from the holiday we celebrate on December 25. “I hate it when they x-out the name of my savior,” he intoned in front of his congregation. However, after some research, I discovered the X in Xmas…