2006-12-12 12:03:00 · 13 answers · asked by Helpfulman 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
They are the same thing... people who use Xmas are NOT agianst Christ... X is the Greek symbol standing for Christ
Christmas is sometimes shortened to Xmas, an abbreviation that has a long history.[4] In early Greek versions of the New Testament, the letter Χ (chi), is the first letter of Christ (Χριστός).
2006-12-12 12:16:51 · answer #1 · answered by Nate K 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Back in the day your could die for being Christian. The "x" (the cross) was the Greek symbol for Christ. Drawing this symbol was a way to identify other Christians.
2006-12-12 12:22:57 · answer #2 · answered by JoeyNyne 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Apart from the different spelling there is no difference. Both mean the same.
Normal or shortened version.
2006-12-12 12:16:08 · answer #3 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is the full spelling.
X'mas is used for people that don't want to spell out the whole word.
2006-12-12 12:05:54 · answer #4 · answered by Sandwich Dill Slice 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
X stands for Christ. Some do not want to say Christ and say Xmas. Some just say Xmas because it is shorter.
2006-12-12 12:10:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
fairly, both are meant to be a similar, yet i fairly dislike seeing xmas. Christ is who we are celebrating, and that i imagine His call must be left intact, if for no different reason than appreciate and reverence to Him (Jesus Christ). i do not opt to work out His call "X-ed" out.
2016-10-18 04:45:25 · answer #6 · answered by ridinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are spelled differently. Incidentally there shouldn't be an apostrophe in Xmas.
Got me?
2006-12-12 12:06:46 · answer #7 · answered by Double O 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
About five letters and some lazyness
2006-12-12 12:20:28 · answer #8 · answered by Donald C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
christmas is the full spelling
x-mas is thee abbrev.
2006-12-12 12:08:37 · answer #9 · answered by ShOrTiEgUrL824 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
THEY MEAN THE SAME THiNG JUST A SHORTER WAY OF EXPLAiNiNG iT OR iF YOUR WRiTiNG A NOTE OR SOMETHiNG
2006-12-12 12:34:43 · answer #10 · answered by Kayla Howard 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋