Don't use 'Xmas'

Dear Editor,

"Chamber launches Xmas promotion."

Please put the Christ back in Christmas. There is no such thing as Xmas. It's a lazy, disrespectful way to treat the most blessed event in the Christian world.

Actually, there is nothing in the article that would lead one to believe it is a Christmas promotion. It's a weather promotion. 

Thanks,

Sharon Larson

Eustis

EDITOR'S NOTE -- The use of "X" as an abbreviation for Christ dates from early church history. It represents the Greek letter "chi" forming the first letter of the Greek word for Christ.