Christmas or X-Mas

Surprised to read some of these comments on this Disney-site. Just like the results from Tuesday's election, how many referring to Christmas as xmas call themselves Catholics --were the same voting for some of the people elected or for or against Catholic amendments? I guess some of these folks dont feel they have any consquences any longer. I guess also it is part of the 'dumming-down' of at least US culture. Any Keep Christ in Christmas and remember Jesus is the reason for the Season:

X-mas as I celebrate Christ in my life everyday in my own way.

"X" is a symbol for Christ. Check out the paraments, the altars, the pulpits and lecterns in Roman Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican/Episcopalian churches. One will see "X" a whole lot of times. It means Christ -- taken from the first letter of the word in the original Greek. Often you might see "X" & "P" superimposed on each other -- the Chi Rho -- meaning Christ the King.It isn't censoring anything -- so have a Merry Xmas, whether you are a Xian or not.

It's a shame that you don't think that X died for your sins, because I know X died for mine. When I was baptized the pastor made the sign of the "X" on my forehead as an eternal reminder of X's claim on my life. It's the same mark I place upon the foreheads of those I baptize as a Lutheran pastor.We do celebrate X's birth on Xmas Day, even if that wasn't the actual day that X was born -- and there is little or no evidence from the early Xian Church to suggest that the date was chosen in order to supplant the pagan festival of Saturnalia.
__________________Neil

I'm sort of fond of Mythmas. I celebrate a winter holiday, with a tree and Santa.
__________________Linda

HOW do assumingly intelligent adults still have a problem with XMas - IT MEANS THE SAME THING!!!!!!! I use them interchangably - there is no difference. And believe me, I'm one of the most religious people you'd meet.

I use both.. Christmas or Xmas... just like Birthday or Bday. I don't think there is any right or wrong in this.

I use it interchangably, since I am a non-Christian. Besides, Christmas isn't nearly as fun as Festivus! Now where's my Festivus Pole?:look:TOV

Xmas, but I'm not Xian, so maybe it doesn't count. (even when I was, it didn't bother me)

Who cares...I can NOT fathom how this is a big deal to people. It is an abbriviation. A short cut a what ever. Every year on the Dis we go through this and every year we get the 'people are taking the Christ out of Christmas' blah blah blah. No really they aren't...it isn't that malicous or even that thoughtout. It is laziness. It is typing 4 letters instead of 9. It REALLY IS that simple. So I'm firmly in the Xmas camp when typing on a message board. I'm a lazy typest!

Merry $mas and Happy Holidays. $ has been the reason for the season for decades now.

I'm tired of Christians trying to force themselves down everyone's throat. I've always been a very religous person. I used be a "bible quizzer" and all that stuff, but I've never felt the need to go around making other people feel silly for saying things like "Xmas" or "The Holiday Season". I mean, to me Holiday Season is the best term, being as we're not JUST celebrating Christ's birth, but a whole plethora of other cultural Holidays.

I prefer X-MESS but that's just me