Halloween has not even come yet and the Christmas battles have already started. What is Christmas? What is X-Mas?
Christ·mas (krsms)
n.
1. A Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus.
2. December 25, the day on which this feast is celebrated.
3. Christmastide.
[Middle English Cristemas, from Old English Crstes mæsse, Christ's festival : Crst, Christ; see Christ + mæsse, festival; see Mass.]
Christmas·sy, Christmas·y adj.

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X·mas (krsms, ksms)
n.
Christmas.
[From X, the Greek letter chi, first letter of Greek Khrstos, Christ; see Christ.]
Usage Note: Xmas has been used for hundreds of years in religious writing, where the X represents a Greek chi, the first letter of , "Christ." In this use it is parallel to other forms like Xtian, "Christian." But people unaware of the Greek origin of this X often mistakenly interpret Xmas as an informal shortening pronounced (ksms). Many therefore frown upon the term Xmas because it seems to them a commercial convenience that omits Christ from Christmas.

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To the Christian the X when put in the place of Christ is taking Christ out of Christmas. The businessman would say it costs less to use X-mas or Xmas as it is less letters and takes up less space giving more room for the advertisements. This is not a good enough reason to take Christ out of Christmas.
Now for the reason I say all this.

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