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Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ every December 25th, also known as Christmas Day. Although the exact date of His birth is not known, it was placed between 7 and 2 BC based on the two canonical gospels of the New Testament.

The date was chosen to coincide with the Roman winter solstice and nine months since the conception of Jesus. It is a Christian holiday marked by festivities and family get-togethers where people give gifts to each other especially to children.

People prepare for Christmas a few weeks before its celebration. Homes are decorated with Christmas trees, lights, mistletoe, and nativity scenes. Christmas carols can be heard starting as early as October.
Businesses experience heightened activity during this time as people purchase new clothes and accessories for their children, food to prepare at Christmas Eve, and gifts to give to those they love.

All these are done to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, the time when God sent His Son to save the world from sin. Even though there is much debate as to the exact date of His birth, Christians generally accept December 25th as the day of Jesus’ birth.
The word “Christmas” comes from the Old English word “Cristes maesse” or “Christ’s mass” which was written to form one word starting in the 14th century. It was derived from the Greek word “Christos” (Christ) and the Latin word “missa” (mass).

The word “Xmas,” on the other hand, is used as an abbreviation of the word “Christmas.” The letter “X” comes from the Greek letter “chi,” the first letter in the Greek word for “Christ,” and “maesse” from the Old English word for “mass.” The word is considered as an informal form of the word “Christmas” and, as such, should not be used in formal writing. It has been in use since the year 1100 written as “Xpes maesse.” It evolved into the word “Xmas” during the middle of the 18th century.

Although the words “Christ” and “Christmas” have been abbreviated in the English language for the past 1,000 years, a lot of Christians decry the use of Xmas instead of Christmas because it takes out “Christ” from the word which is meant to commemorate His birth.
It is more associated with the commercialization of the holiday, with advertisements extensively using it because it is more compact, brief, and concise. However it is spelled, though, does not really matter as long as people know what Christmas represents.

Summary:

1.Christmas or Christmas Day is the holiday which is celebrated by Christians as the birth of Jesus Christ while Xmas is the abbreviation of the word.

2.The word “Christmas” came from the Greek word “Christos” and the Latin word “missa” while the word “Xmas” came from the first letter of the Greek word for “Christ” and the word “mass.”

3.The word “Christmas” is the spelling most preferred by most Christians while businesses and advertisements prefer to use the word “Xmas” because it is more concise.

Source: http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/culture-miscellaneous/difference-between-xmas-and-christmas/

Nice... First to comment on Christmas day. Where's my chicken?

Xmas & Christmas is the same..

While the 1st is shorthanded,the latter is in full

Merry Christmas to you all

Many Christians don’t even celebrate Christmas.

There's no difference.

Merry Xmas to y’all

The op has said it all

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Oga at the end shey na celebration all man dey do?

Over sabi

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL.
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.

They might be different but santa claus and father Christmas are the same.

What's the different between Father Christmas and Santa Claus ?

This is a must read coz some people don't know the exact meaning and differences.God bless you all.

They are different, one separates Christ from the mass.

There is No Christmas without Christ, Any attempt to substitute X for Christ is nonsensical.

Christmas means " Christ mass"


The mass of Christ

Christmas too long to write so Na make me dey write Xmas all follow

Wetin concern me

I'm doing giveaway of 5k to 10 males and 10 females.

Your moniker should be at least 6 month old.

Mention me with your Christmas message for me and your account number.


First come, first receive alert

Merry Christ/Xmas.

Xmas means UNKNOWNmas.

X = UNKNOWN

all the same merry xmas

This celebration is unbiblical. But who cares?

We are Christian

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Nice one. Merry Christmas!

I told someone happy Xmas ,but he was not happy with it,until I told her happy Christmas before she could reply

What is the difference between Santa Claus and Father Christmas?

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Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas. The "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi,
which is the first letter of the Greek word Christós (Χριστός), which became Christ in English.
The suffix -mas is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass.


Christmas is also sometimes known as Xmas. Some people don't think it's correct to call Christmas 'Xmas' as that takes the 'Christ' (Jesus) out of Christmas. (As Christmas comes from Christ-Mass, the Church service that celebrated the birth of Jesus.)

But that is not quite right! In the Greek language and alphabet, the letter that looks like an X is the Greek letter chi / Χ (pronounced 'kye' - it rhymes with 'eye') which is the first letter of the Greek word for Christ, Christos.


Merry Christmas.....

OK neeexxxt....

Xmas & Christmas all na for the same day, make we celebrate in peace jare.