CHRISTMAS CRYPTOGRAM PUZZLES: Solutions

CHRISTMAS NAME

The word Christmas is Old English. It's a contraction of Christ's Mass. In Greek, X means Christ. That is where the word "X-Mas" comes from. It is just a misconception that the word Xmas was created by people who want to take "Christ" out of Christmas.

CHRISTMAS TREES

Germany made the first artificial Christmas trees. They were made of goose feathers and dyed green. Electric lights for trees were first used in eighteen ninety-five. Traditionally, Christmas trees are taken down after Epiphany.

CHRISTMAS SONGS

Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving and then became one of the most popular Christmas songs. If you received all of the gifts in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," you would receive three hundred and sixty-four gifts.