We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about what Advent really means, why Christmas trees exist, and what Yule logs and candy canes have to do with it all.

But what about spelling Christmas as “Xmas”?

After all, I’ve never heard a Christian describe themselves as an “Xian,” or a christening referred to as an “Xtening” – yet most of us have probably already received a text or card wishing us a Merry Xmas without thinking twice.

And though Dictionary.com says some people are “offended” by the abbreviation, they argue, ” the origin of this controversial term might change your mind”.

Where does the “X” In “Xmas” come........

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