| Xmas" and "X-mas" are common
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| | however there are no facts to support
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| abbreviations of the word "Christmas".
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| | this theory. It is not clear when the
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| They are sometimes pronounced "eksmas",
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| | abbreviation was first used, but it is
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| but they, and variants such as "Xtemass",
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| | commonly believed to have been by a
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| originated as handwriting abbreviations
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| | person making a sign who figured that
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| for the pronunciation "Christmas". The
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| | making the writing small enough to fit
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| "-mas" part came from the Anglo-Saxon for
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| | the available space would make it
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| "festival", "religious event":
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| | unreadable from a distance. Instead they
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| Crīstesmæsse or Crīstemæsse.
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| | used Xmas to take up less space. Over the
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| This abbreviation is widely used but not
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| | course of several years the abbreviation
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| universally accepted; some view it as
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| | became more common and Xmas began to be
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| demeaning to Christ, whilst others find
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| | seen in more places. However, the reality
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| it a helpful abbreviation. The word
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| | is the 'X' is a modern rendition of the
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| "Christ" and its compounds, including
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| | labarum, or Chi-Rho symbol, written as an
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| "Christmas", have been abbreviated for at
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| | 'X' with a 'P' in the center, which means
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| least the past 1,000 years, long before
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| | Christ. The symbol was used over 1,000
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| the modern "Xmas" was commonly used.
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| | years ago in place of the word and when
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| "Christ" was often written as "XP" or
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| | used with the Anglo-Saxon word 'mas' that
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| "Xt"; there are references in the
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| | means festival or religious event, was
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| Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as far back as 1021
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| | often used as the name of Christ's
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| AD. This X and P arose as the uppercase
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| | birthday. In fact the Ladies Home Journal
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| forms of the Greek letters), used in
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| | published an ad using the term Xmas in
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| ancient abbreviations and are still
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| | 1922. Some religious individuals blame
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| widely seen in many Eastern Orthodox
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| | retailers for using Xmas as they are
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| icons depicting Jesus Christ. The
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| | often prone to abbreviate nearly
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| occasionally held belief that the "X"
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| | everything, especially in printing and
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| represents the cross Christ was crucified
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| | print ads as bigger words cost more
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| on has no basis in fact. St Andrew's
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| | money. However, since the term Xmas has
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| Cross is X-shaped, but Christ's cross was
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| | been around a lot longer than virtually
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| probably shaped like a T. Indeed,
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| | all retail stores, that theory has no
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| X-as-chi was associated with Christ long
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| | support. Perhaps the abbreviation of Xmas
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| before X-as-cross could be, since the
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| | has grown to such proportions that the
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| cross as a Christian symbol developed
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| | letter 'X' is often used as an
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| later. While some see the spelling of
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| | abbreviation in words that have nothing
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| Christmas as Xmas a threat, others see it
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| | to do with Christ.. Words such as extreme
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| as a way to honor the martyrs. The use of
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| | are often abbreviated as xtreme and
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| X as an abbreviation for "cross" in
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| | occasionally a celebrity will use an 'X'
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| modern abbreviated writing (e.g. "Kings
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| | to replace the word Christ in their name,
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| X" for "Kings Cross") may have reinforced
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| | such as Christina Aguilera, sometimes
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| this assumption. There has been an outcry
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| | writing her name as X-tina. While most
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| recently over the use of Xmas in place of
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| | religious scholars and historian have no
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| Christmas and what may have started as a
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| | objection to the term Xmas, there are
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| shortened version of the holiday name to
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| | others who believe that the abbreviation
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| fit on smaller signs, has turned into a
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| | is way by which retailers and a few
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| sometimes heated debate. Since Christmas
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| | others can take the meaning of Christ out
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| is a deeply rooted religious holiday some
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| | of Christmas, with no regard to the
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| contend the 'X' is determined to take
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| | historical beginnings of the word.
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| Christ out of Christmas while others see
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| | Roger Thompson writes for Leading Portal
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| the 'X' as form of a cross, maintaining
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