Xmas - origin

Posted by James Briggs on December 04, 2001

In Reply to: Xmas - origin posted by Bruce Kahl on December 04, 2001

: : Why do religious Jews say "Xmas" instead of "Christmas" and why X and not Y or Z?

: Here in NY and I think in most of the US, Xmas is just an abbreviation for "Christmas".

: "X" is a symbol for Christ, from the Greek letter chi (X). Christ + mas = X + mas = Xmas

: Maybe in other regions of the globe "xmas" has taken on some other nuance besides being just an abbreviation.

It's just an abbreviation in Britain.