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Christmas' "x" in the abbreviation Xmas comes from the fact that "X" in Greek is the first letter of the word Christos, or Christ.
Christmas' "x" in the abbreviation Xmas comes from the fact that "X" in Greek is the first letter of the word Christos, or Christ.
X is a needless letter which has an added invincibility to the attacks of the spelling reformers.
X is a letter used so rarely in English that it’s a good thing mathematicians exist to keep it from getting lonely.