Re: Christmas songs on the radio already -ugh

From: Eliyahu Rooff (lrooff_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/16/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:14:14 -0800

"RaeMorrill" <raemorrill@aol.com.com> wrote in message
news:20041115234939.21555.00000652@mb-m11.aol.com...
> >AFA the spelling -- we can't make up our minds either. :-) Since its
>>transliterated from Hebrew, there are a bunch of variant spellings
>>that
>
> LOL. Like does it start with a "C" or an "H"?
>
It's a gutteral "ch" that's turned into a harsh "h" in popular
pronunciation. What most people don't realize is that it's a fairly
minor holiday on the Jewish calendar that just seems to get inflated due
to its proximity to Xmas.

Eliyahu