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My Ironic ☧-mas Playlist
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The "White Christmas" album by Bing Crosby, for beating your children to.
"Let it Snow" and "Silver Bells" by Dean Martin, for those who drink a bit too much of the nog.
"Christmas in Jail" by the Youngsters, ditto.
"Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt, needs no explanation.
"Sleigh Ride" by Ferrante and Teicher, I can't help but think of Jon Voight when I hear this.
"Blue Christmas" by Elvis, Christmas to snow to cocaine to Elvis.
"Carol of the Bells" on the "A Most Excellent Organs and Chimes Christmas, Vol 2" album. Creepy.
The piano reduction of the "Nutcracker Suite" performed by Martha Argerich. Everyone expects the nutcracker, but no one expects this fantastic version.
"Herbert Von Karajan - A Christmas Concert" and "Aquitania: Christmas Music from 12th century Aquitanian Monasteries"
Wow, music actually about the birth of Christ, that's ironic.
Lastly, "The Chipmunks Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)".
Okay, that's not ironic. 
Shout-outs: Cpt. Kangarooski for the "☧". iTMS, where all of this (except for "Christmas in Jail") is available. Whoever's iMix had the Nutcracker album.
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it almost looks like the bluetooth symbol
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According to the Character Pallete, that's "CHI RHO". I believe it's a Catholic symbol for Jesus.
I remember because when Windows XP came out, a Catholic friend pointed out to me that XP in Greek is Chi Rho, and indeed, a lot of XP's new features over Windows 2000 came from an old, scrapped MS project from the 90's named "Cairo", which incidentally is pronounced just like "Chi Rho".
So apparently, Windows XP was supposed to be the second coming...
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This one's a bit bigger.
Okay, a lot bigger.
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Originally Posted by hickey
it almost looks like the bluetooth symbol
I imagine the Three Wise Men hesitantly peering into the manger.
The trepidation mounts as they realize they are about to look into the eyes of the newborn Lord.
In awe, one of them utters...
"It almost looks like the bluetooth symbol"
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Originally Posted by Cubeoid
What is that SymboL?!?!?
As CharlesS said, it's the Chi-Rho, which is a monogram of Jesus. It's formed from the first two letters of his name, which in Greek looks like this:
Edit: By the way, this is how the abbreviation "Xmas" came about - X is a common abbreviation for "Christ", due to the Greek spelling. It's used, for example, in the abbreviation "Xtian" (meaning "Christian"). The use of "Xmas" has recently fallen out of favor with many Christians who are unaware of its origins and think it's a secular symbol.
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I thought it was Xmas because Jesus died on a cross.
On a music related note, you need some Slade in there. Look them up, british pop/rock from many years ago. You'll love it.
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I thought it was Xmas because Jesus died on a cross.
On a music related note, you need some Slade in there. Look them up, british pop/rock from many years ago. You'll love it.
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Originally Posted by ShotgunEd
I thought it was Xmas because Jesus died on a cross.
That fact didn't hurt X's cause. But if that were the only reason, we'd be calling it "tmas".
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Originally Posted by Tesseract
That fact didn't hurt X's cause. But if that were the only reason, we'd be calling it "tmas".
We don't know for sure. Exactly HOW the cross looked is stil not decided among historians and scholars. It seems like our traditional cross t cross is the more unlikely, more likely is a T cross.
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Wasn't Malcom X a Muslim?
I'm so confused. 
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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^^^ 
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That's Malcom "Ten"
Like OS X
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Originally Posted by ShotgunEd
On a music related note, you need some Slade in there. Look them up, british pop/rock from many years ago. You'll love it.
Thanks! I go search.
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Originally Posted by Tesseract
As CharlesS said, it's the Chi-Rho, which is a monogram of Jesus. It's formed from the first two letters of his name, which in Greek looks like this:
Except that the Chi-Rho symbol (as well as the habit of using chi to symbolise Christ[ianity]) predates the Greek minuscule (especially as they look in Modern Greek); so his name would read ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ, rather than χρίστος.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
We don't know for sure. Exactly HOW the cross looked is stil not decided among historians and scholars. It seems like our traditional cross t cross is the more unlikely, more likely is a T cross.
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Yes, but at any rate, it didn't look like an X.
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People were crucified on an "x" shape though.
Not saying Jesus ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ was, just thought it might be interesting execution chat.
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Originally Posted by Tesseract
Yes, but at any rate, it didn't look like an X.
Actally, we don't know. X shaped crosses were used in the Roman Empire. Alongside T and t shaped corsses.
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I enjoy all the Classic Christmas songs. 
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"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense." Winston Churchill
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This playlist went over like gangbusters at the GF's family ☧-mas Eve shindig.
I added the Boston Baroque's version of Handel's "Messiah", so it clocked in at about 6 hours total. Wall to wall baby ☧, with no repeats!
Take note for next year people. 
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I cant STAND CHRISTMAS SONGS only because I have to listen to them 8 hours a night, for the last 3 weeks at work, always repeating argh it was horrible
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Brian says (9:16 AM): I was looking at houses in Ottawa... I actually have a temptation in me to move
Jeff ******* says (9:19 AM): Eww, Ottawa is gross. It's infested with politicians, and presently, 1 Harper as well.
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I'm viewing from a PC and Internet Explorer right now... all I get is an outline of a square for that shape.
And on Firefox for Windows, its simply a "?" instead.
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Originally Posted by Athens
I cant STAND CHRISTMAS SONGS only because I have to listen to them 8 hours a night, for the last 3 weeks at work, always repeating argh it was horrible
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock...
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In vino veritas.
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Originally Posted by Athens
I cant STAND CHRISTMAS SONGS only because I have to listen to them 8 hours a night, for the last 3 weeks at work, always repeating argh it was horrible
 
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Originally Posted by undotwa
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock...
jerk!
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Originally Posted by Tesseract
As CharlesS said, it's the Chi-Rho, which is a monogram of Jesus. It's formed from the first two letters of his name, which in Greek looks like this:
It is known as a Labarum. I belong to Alpha Chi Rho which was originally started by a Reverend.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Actally, we don't know. X shaped crosses were used in the Roman Empire. Alongside T and t shaped corsses.
-t
A lowercase t? Man, making people bend their legs back up on the curly part at the bottom must've been the worst part.
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