Xmas dinner menu

On this Wikipedia the xmas dinner menu links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This article is about the abbreviation.

For the holiday itself, see Christmas. The suffix -mas is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass. Early use of Xmas includes Bernard Ward’s History of St. An earlier version, X’temmas, dates to 1551. Xmas is found in a letter from George Woodward in 1753.

Since at least the late 19th century, Xmas has been in use in various other English-language nations. Quotations with the word can be found in texts first written in Canada, and the word has been used in Australia, and in the Caribbean. In the United Kingdom, the former Church of England Bishop of Blackburn, Alan Chesters, recommended to his clergy that they avoid the spelling. For the article about the χρ symbol, see Chi Rho. The Chi-Rho is a Christian symbol representing Christ. The abbreviation of Christmas as Xmas is a source of disagreement among Christians who observe the holiday.

The claims were picked up later by Gerald L. The abbreviation appears on many Orthodox Christian religious icons. Dennis Bratcher, writing for Christian website The Voice, states “there are always those who loudly decry the use of the abbreviation ‘Xmas’ as some kind of blasphemy against Christ and Christianity”. Christians, this is one of the most holy of the holidays, the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. And for people to take Christ out of Christmas.