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Is it true that a member of parliament named Thomas Massey-Massey wanted to change the name of Christmas to Christ-tide, because of disdain for Catholic mass, and was completely destroyed by another parliament member who suggested that he be called Thotide Tidey-Tidey?

by /u/AndaliteBandit- in /r/AskHistorians

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