Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas.
The "-mas" part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass,
while the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word ΧÏιστός, translated as "Christ".
There is a common misconception that the word Xmas stems from a secular attempt to remove the religious tradition from Christmas by taking the "Christ" out of "Christmas".
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