CALLED " CHRISTMAS."
One of the finest preachers the P_i_,.: pality ot Wales ever possessed w»" known erei-vwhere in it as "Chri s t mas Evans." "Christmas" is not a convZl Christian name, and well it is so, perhaß« From the child point of view it i s % course, disastrous to be born on Christ mas Day, since parents and relatives are notoriously apt to combine Christmn. gifts with birthday presents. an * tva <"> "Noel," which means Christmas, is a name sometimes encountered. Thera was a "..oolite Club" composed entirely of persons born mi Christmas Day or Christmas Eve. There is only one pW in England named Christmas. It j s « j tiny village known as Christmas Common, in Oxfordshire.
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Auckland Star, Volume 304, Issue 304, 23 December 1926, Page 2 (Supplement)
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118CALLED " CHRISTMAS." Auckland Star, Volume 304, Issue 304, 23 December 1926, Page 2 (Supplement)
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