to hate it when people write "Xmas"?

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It is, after all, a festival about Christ.

Putting an "x" instead of His name is lazy and disrespectful.
If you don't want a Christian Christmas, refer to the "holidays" instead.

Pfft. It's NOT a festival about Christ anymore, though, is it? It's about how much stuff you can get your parents to give you through the facade of a fat man dressed in red.

I write Xmas specifically for that reason. It's not about Christ any more. Plus I'm not religious.

Happy xmas to you to

What about Chrimbo? [santa]

Isn't X a recognised symbol for Christ? All medieval or something.

Also, what other posters said about it not being about christ. It's about food.

Meh, it's shorter...

Deja vu on this one.

YABU

This thread happens every year many times. X means christ.

Really?

F* You and a Happy New Year.....

Isn't it greek, chi or something and therefore an acceptable abreviation since forever?
I vaguely remember learning something about it at school.

Oey....

YABU. Choose not to be offended by it, life will be easier.

But Xian is a valid shortening of Christianity. I used to use it all the time in theology lectures and still use it now (RE teacher) in a level lessons

I'm a pagan, so to me it's Winter Solstice anyway. But if I have to send out cards and crap, I'll write Xmas if I want to. If such a stupid thing offends anyone, I'm happy for them to let me know and I won't waste my time or money in future. Win-win!

X has been a code used by Christians for centuries, especially during times of persecution.

I don't think you'll get very far in persuading most denominations to abandon it.

(and YABU for starting an Xmas thread in the main boards this early on).

Lolol.
It's based on a pagan festival, not originally Christian.
Happy Xmas :)

As others have said, X is a recognised symbol for Christ. And we've had this thread before!

Xmas Xmas Xmas

I don't like the way it looks. X is a standard symbol for Christ but I think it looks awful, then again each to there own and all that.

If you don't want a Christian Christmas, refer to the "holidays" instead

Nope.

If you're pagan, aren't you celebrating Yuletide?

Cards could say 'Have a Cool Yule' and you could make lots of bad jokes about logs.