I heard that back then in the revolutionary time Christmas was pronounced Christ-mas with the emphasis on Christ
So when and why did people start pronouncing Christmas as we do today?
2007-12-16 19:14:45 · 3 answers · asked by remmus2k 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
lol, santamas.. but I wonder if theres another reason
2007-12-16 19:26:32 · update #1
It always has been pronounced as it is today. It is the word "Christ" that has changed. In Latin and Greek it has a short "i" . The Old English was "Cristes masse" - kris-tez mass and the short "i" continued into Middle English. You can compare it with the word "christen". The pronunciation of "Christ" as we know it today is 16th century and was still flexible at the time of publication of the King James Version of the Bible.
2007-12-16 19:26:31 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people arent concerned with Jesus anymore, just Santa.
It should be called Santamas
2007-12-17 03:23:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here are the facts if are open minded and want to learn
http://askmuslims.com/Christmas.html
2007-12-24 12:50:15 · answer #3 · answered by askmuslims1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋