^

Cebu News

Merry Christmas? No. Mary Christmas!

-

AMERICAN FORK, Utah — Merry Christmas to you, Mary Christmas. That’s what the former Mary Young is hearing this holiday season, after she married Brian Christmas earlier this year.”It was meant to be,” Mary Christmas told the Daily Herald of Provo.

“God has a sense of humor. What are the chances that it would ever happen?”She has found, however, that she is not alone. Mary Christmas has been working at Ancestry.com for three years and discovered there are as many as 100 other Mary Christmases in the United States.

The last name of Christmas has its origins in Wales, she said. “It was given to people that were born on Christmas Day,” she said. “Somewhere back there someone of my husband’s ancestors was born on Christmas.

 It is not a super common name.”Christmas said her husband’s grandmother, Joy Christmas, once was stopped at a counter at JCPenney, under suspicion for using a phony name.The name brings compliments.” For many people, it seems to make them happy. ‘You are my favorite,’ they tell me. ‘I think of your name and it makes me happy,’” Christmas said.Her husband, Brian, says the best part of her name is that he has Mary Christmas all year long, not just in December. (AP)

vuukle comment

BRIAN CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS DAY

DAILY HERALD OF PROVO

JOY CHRISTMAS

MARY CHRISTMAS

MARY CHRISTMASES

MARY YOUNG

MERRY CHRISTMAS

  • Latest
  • Trending
Latest
Latest
abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with