xmas vs christmas :

xmas or christmas

“Xmas” is not originally an attempt to exclude Christ from Christmas,but uses an abbreviation of the Greek spelling of the word “Christ” with the“X” representing the Greek letter chi. However, so few people know thisthat it is probably better not to use this popular abbreviation inreligious contexts.

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Definitions

  • n  a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

  • n  period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
  • n  a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
News & Articles

  • Schoolboy Q Makes 'Collard Greens' With Kendrick Lamar
    Filed under: Hip-Hop , Hip-Hop News , Songs Schoolboy Q delivers his West Coast rhymes on a new mellow groove called "Collard Greens," which also features fellow Black Hippy crew member. "Smoke this, drink this, straight to my level/ Watch this, no tip, yeah I'm the n----/ Gang rap, Xmas," he raps on the THC-produced track.
    June 11, 2013 - The Boombox
  • Schoolboy Q Makes 'Collard Greens' With Kendrick Lamar
    Filed under: Hip-Hop , Hip-Hop News , Songs Schoolboy Q delivers his West Coast rhymes on a new mellow groove called "Collard Greens," which also features fellow Black Hippy crew member. "Smoke this, drink this, straight to my level/ Watch this, no tip, yeah I'm the n----/ Gang rap, Xmas," he raps on the THC-produced track.
    June 11, 2013 - The Boombox
  • Local youths hosting Xmas in July for Oklahoma kids in need
    Young people helping young people. That is what the teenagers in the Topeka Youth Project's Youth Council are teaming up to do with Xmas in July to help other adolescents in need after two recent EF5 tornadoes in the Oklahoma City area.
    June 9, 2013 - The Topeka Capital-Journal

  • Christmas in DeSoto
    Hundreds lined the streets in Southaven, Olive Branch and Hernando this past weekend and Monday to watch a bevy of beauties, marching bands, antique cars and brightly-colored floats pass by during annual Christmas parades in those cities.
    June 15, 2013 - DeSoto Times-Tribune
  • ‘Merry Christmas Bill’ Signed By Rick Perry, Says Americans Have No Right To ‘Freedom From Religion’
    The “Merry Christmas Bill” signed by Rick Perry to much religious cheering Thursday has not gone over well universally, and many say the legislation violates laws regarding separation of church and state. Rick Perry’s “Merry Christmas Bill” was signed in the presence of several Santas, and Perry declared the new laws a victory for “religious [...] ‘Merry Christmas Bill’ Signed By Rick Perry ...
    June 14, 2013 - The Inquisitr
  • Christmas in July helps homeless youths
    Follow us on Facebook by clicking here ! Christmas will be coming in July for more than 1,000 homeless youngsters in Broward.        
    June 14, 2013 - Sun-Sentinel