Are people really going to start getting riled up about Xmas again, even though it's not Thanksgiving yet?

How many times must it be demonstrated that "Xmas" is at least a four hundred year old abbreviation that meant no disrespect, but using the Greek letter Chi (which looks like our X), as the first initial in th title Christ?

http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2008/12/11/the-etymology-of-x-mas/

And, as a special Christmas gift to me, can we skip the whole "Why do atheists celebrate Christmas/Why do Christians celebrate a pagan solstice festival?" brouhaha?

skepsis2011-11-17T15:16:27Z

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The last thing we want is a cranky baby Jesus.

Reginald2011-11-17T22:53:42Z

thanksgiving in canada is over, it was in october