Meaning of Santa-mas | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Last year all were greatly pleased with the new “White Christmas” celebration, a plan by which the occasion is a[]real Christ-mas and not a Santa-mas, that being left for the homes. […] The breakdown of our holidays into days of mere worldly diversion is pathetic—e. g.: Fourth of July without patriotism, Thanksgiving day without thanks and Christmas day without Christ. What insults to the Almighty! Let us make it not alone a Santa-mas, but a Christ-mas.”

“Santa is perfectly unobjectionabl—but in his place. That place is not the center of the Christmas feast. He should be in the background, a minor actor in the great drama. The feast is Christmas, named for Christ, not “Santa-mas.””

“When I order a salad in a restaurant I let the cook mix in a generous serving of salad dressing. However, some people ask the waitress for the “dressing on the side.” Is that how we are to treat Christ at Christmas? “I’d like a little Jesus, on the side, please!” Let us be polite but persuasive. Be a tender warrior as we fight for what is right. I’m not celebrating “SANTA-mas” this year. I’m celebrating “CHRIST-mas.””

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