Why "Merry X-mas"?

dd - d
India
December 24, 2006 7:04am CST
i know it might sound like a stupid question,but from where did this "X" instead of "CHRIS".today iam decorating my house and on most of the deco's is written Merry X-mas.i dont think its rude or anything,but what is its origin,from where did it apear?,oh and Merry Christmas to everybody!!!
3 responses
BrickShyOfALoad
@BrickShyOfALoad (266)
• United States
24 Dec 06
A letter very similar to our X is the first letter of the word "Christ" in the early Greek versions of the New Testament and later it or the letter we know as X was used as an abbreviation for the name. So, it's an abbreviation of the name Christ, basically.
Tanika
@Tanika (632)
• Australia
24 Dec 06
well i dont know if this is where it originated from or not but i know why i use it sometimes - because its shorter and easier to write. i think of it as an abbreviation of christmas.
jen20619
@jen20619 (1300)
• Ireland
24 Dec 06
Merry Christmas too.I dont realy know where it orginated from.But it does sound good and always makes a person smile when its said.I have my decorations up and my Mery Christmas one :)