Yes, there are many who dislike the term "Xmas" instead of using Christmas, stating it's an abomination but the facts of the matter are quite different.
Using the term Xmas is no slag against Christianity or the occasion of Christmas, as some people are want to proclaim. Rather than being what some think is a secular way of taking the "Christ" out of Christmas or being some hipster abbreviation of the term, it has roots in history which revolve around language.
In ancient Greek, the first letter in the word Christ is X, as pronounced Chi. In 1100 A.D., Chrstianity was spelled as Xianity. It is recorded that as far back as 1550, the celebration of Christmas was actually called Xtemmas, eventually changed to Xmas.
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