Christmas = Xmas

I felt it was a good idea to address this topic, since Christmas is approaching. So many times I have heard people say "Don't take Christ out of Christmas" when they see someone write "Xmas". But have you ever stopped to wonder where the term "Xmas" came from? Normally we use "X" to refer to "cross", such as laX = lacrosse. But why replace "Christ" with "X" to define the holiday? It doesn't make sense.

And there's a reason it doesn't. "X" was not originally used to refer to "cross", but Christ. It has something to do with the Greek spelling of Christ and the abbreviation for that. And here is where I pass you off to wikipedia. You can continue to read about the origin of Xmas. Also, check out this BBC article about this same thing.

I hope you are now enlightened and can now enjoy the holiday, whether we call it Christmas or Xmas