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Posted: 12/18/04 at 1:03pm

Alright, my family has been discussing this and we cannot decide where the X came from in the slang for Christmas. Does anyone know?

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re: X-Mas

Posted: 12/18/04 at 1:05pm

The same way Xtina is sometimes short for Christina. Like...Chris...criss-cross....x...I don't know that's all I can think of.

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re: X-Mas

Posted: 12/18/04 at 1:05pm

there was a movement where people crossed out the "Christ" in Christmas with an X.
That's why I shudder whenever I see Xmas.

re: X-Mas

Posted: 12/18/04 at 1:05pm

I'd be willing to guess that because an X usually is associated with the sound of Cris or Cros... example: Deer Crossing- Deer Xing.. Christina Aguilera- Xtina. Christmas-XMas

Perhaps?

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Posted: 12/18/04 at 1:08pm

Thanks so much you guys, absolutely brilliant

re: X-Mas

Posted: 12/18/04 at 1:11pm

Why do you shudder when you see Xmas?

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Posted: 12/18/04 at 1:17pm

I always thought it was representitive of the cross on which Christ was crucified. So the X is a substitute for Christ.

PEACE.

re: X-Mas

Posted: 12/18/04 at 1:19pm

I SAID it's from a movement where people crossed out the "Christ" in Christmas to take the Christ out of Christmas!

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Posted: 12/18/04 at 6:40pm

which is appropriate for those of us who treat it as a purely secular holiday...shudder away!

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Posted: 12/18/04 at 6:56pm

If one visits the catacombs in Rome, one finds many markings that the early Christians used to represent the name of Christ. One of the most popular was the fish ("I will make you fishers of men"). Another is the "X" or the "+"--both of which represent the cross of Christ. All of these symbols are synonymous with the word "Christ". Hence, "Xmas" is actually a throwback to the ancient symbols for the name of The Messiah.

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