From: utzoo!decvax!genradbo!mitccc!svw
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: Re: X in Christmas
Article-I.D.: mitccc.251
Posted: Mon Jan 10 01:00:46 1983
Received: Mon Jan 10 03:59:17 1983

The "X" in Xmas is not a commercial shorthand, but a religious
one. It's some sort of Greek symbol for Christ, I believe.