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The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. [3] The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. [4] Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from the Greek Χριστός (Khrīstos, 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Māšîaḥ, 'Messiah'), meaning 'anointed'; [5] [6] and mæsse is from the Latin missa, the celebration of the ...
The greetings and farewells "Merry Christmas" and "Happy Christmas" are traditionally used in English-speaking countries, starting a few weeks before December 25 every year. Variations are: "Merry Christmas", the traditional English greeting, composed of merry ( jolly, happy ) and Christmas ( Old English : Cristes mæsse, for Christ's Mass ).
In the late 1800s, home-made white Christmas trees were made by wrapping strips of cotton batting around leafless branches creating the appearance of a snow-laden tree. In the 1940s and 1950s, popularized by Hollywood films in the late 1930s, flocking was very popular on the West Coast of the United States. There were home flocking kits that ...
Humbug!” reflex and vows “to honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” "A Christmas Carol" was published 180 years ago this year, on Dec. 19, 1843, and sold all 6,000 ...
The story of what Father Christmas does the 'other' 364 days a year. The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow: 1975: Stop Motion special. A Flintstones Christmas Carol: 1994: The Flintstones version of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. The Forgotten Toys: 1995
On Christmas, the BBC usually runs a holiday special of the since-retired show "Top of the Pops" that features performances from the year's most popular musicians. The program actually ran weekly ...
Category: Christmas albums by year. 9 languages. Anarâškielâ ... 2022 Christmas albums (14 P) 2023 Christmas albums (10 P) 2024 Christmas albums (4 P)
Candy canes are a peppermint treat long associated with Christmas. Learn their history, including why they were first made with red and white stripes.