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The abbreviation of Xmas for Christmas is not irreligious. The first letter of the word Christ in Greek is chi, which is identical to our "X". Xmas was originally an ecclesiastical abbreviation that was used in tables and charts.

In 1818 Austrian priest Joseph Mohr was told the day before Christmas that the church organ was broken and would not be repaired in time for Christmas Eve. He was saddened by this and not being able to think of Christmas without music, he wrote a carol that could be sung by choir to guitar music. He sat down and wrote three stanzas. Later that night the people in the little Austrian Church sang "Stille Nacht" (Silent Night) for the first time.

Santa is even-tempered. Santa does not hit children over the head who kick him. Santa uses the term folks rather than Mommy and Daddy because of all the broken homes. Santa does not have a three-martini lunch. Santa does not borrow money from store employees. Santa wears a good deodorant.

-By Jenny Zink (To employees of Western Temporary Services,
worlds largest supplier of Santa Clauses, NY Times 21 Nov 84)