Originally the X was not an X as we use it in the English alphabet; it was the Greek letter chi which looks very similar to an X.
The Greek letter X (chi) is the first letter of the Greek word for Christ, Xristos ( Χριστός) so Xmas therefore means "Christ's Mass" which is what the word Christmas actually means.
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The letter "x" resembles the Greek letter khi. Khiis the first letter in the Greek word for Christ. It is an abbreviation of Christmas.
In ancient Christian art χ and χρ were abbreviations for Christ's name. In many manuscripts of the New Testament and icons, X is an abbreviation for Christos, as is XC (the first and last letters in Greek, using the lunate sigma).
Xmas, or in some cases X-mas, is an easier way to write Christmas. So in many ways, the X in Xmas stands for Christ.
Merry Xmas from X was created on 2009-10-09.
The x in xmas is the secular world trying to remove Christ from their lives.
It's usually one present on Xmas Eve and the rest at Xmas
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"Xmas" is not hyphenated.So the correct grammar would be "Merry Xmas to everybody".Alternatives to "Xmas" are:ChristmasCrimboCrimbyHolidays
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Xylophone,x-ray, or x-rated.
The 700 Club - 1966 The X in Xmas Blake Smith was released on: USA: 15 December 2011