Get your Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays outta here! Just kidding actually, this week Sam and David explore the history of 'Xmas' and then the history of the evangelical world hating on 'Xmas'. Is Xmas against your religion? 

 

 

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https://aleteia.org/2017/07/28/the-miraculous-story-behind-the-chi-rho-symbol/

https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2012/12/xmas-the-ancient-and-grand-abbreviation/

https://www.vox.com/2014/12/14/7374401/jesus-xmas-christmas

https://www.catholicresearch.org/index.php?option=com_dailyplanetblog&view=entry&year=2018&month=12&day=19&id=147:when-did-american-catholics-start-asking-to-keep-christ-in-christmas-

https://books.google.com/books?id=XOcpWpY0YQ8C&pg=PA11139&lpg=PA11139&dq=when+was+the+phrase+%22keep+Christ+in+Christmas%22+first+used&source=bl&ots=qH2K30lFw8&sig=ACfU3U0j5oLC9qROecVg6m2WrNUnomPfsg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjklaWcs-T0AhWAl3IEHfxECPw4FBDoAXoECCgQAw#v=onepage&q=when%20was%20the%20phrase%20%22keep%20Christ%20in%20Christmas%22%20first%20used&f=false