MERRY XMAS!

I have heard it said that the use of the word Xmas, takes the"Christ" out of Christmas, but the opposite is true.  The term has been used since way back in the mid 1500's.  X is a Greek letter "chi"  the first letter in the word  Χριστός   which means Christ and for hundreds of years X has been an acceptable representation of the word Christ.  You can find more on the story here.

That being said, the final letter, and the 24th letter in my "Elphabet",  the one that I skipped, is X.  This is for the "Jolly old Elf," the Merry Xmas guy, Santa Claus.  Even though he is often referred to as one, he isn't really an elf.  Maybe it's the company he keeps?  He is pretty magical, though, and has special powers that make even the elves jealous. I believe one of his greatest virtues is that he appears to each child differently.  Is Santa white? black? Asian? Hispanic?  Yes, he is. He is what we imagine him to be, because Santa is the spirit of Christmas. He represents love and kindness and giving. He is joyful and merry.

And so to all of you, thank you for visiting my blog.  I hope you have enjoyed my stories.  I wish you a very Merry Christmas, may all your dreams come true.