Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Christmas used to emphasize Jesus Christ.
For several years I have been steadily working against this cult of Santa Claus, which I maintain has converted “Christ-mas” into “Santa Claus-mas”.
1934 December 22, Mrs. W. R. Spence, “Commercializing Christmas”, in The Montreal Daily Star, postscript edition, volume LXVI, number 304, Montreal, Que.: Montreal Star Company, →OCLC, page 10, column 63 more examples
We need Christ to celebrate Christ-mas. After all, Christmas is His birthday. How can we celebrate a birthday without focusing on the One born? We need Mass to celebrate Christ-mas. Mass is the principal place to receive and give Christ's Christmas love. Without celebrating Mass, the very word "Christ-mas" loses its meaning.
1993 December 2, Wallace Mayo, quoting Al Lauer, “December 5, "One Bread, One Body"”, in bit.listserv.catholic (Usenet), archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025Love a Christian for Christ-mas!!:)) (after all, we're ALL sinners! in one way or another! and it's only thanks to Jesus that we stand any chance of living forever in bliss:))) \\\\+//// "Jesus is the Reason for the Season"
2004 December 10, harmonybrenda@yahoo.com, “UK here I come...”, in alt.fan.elton-john (Usenet), archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025>There are a lot of toys. >He [Santa Claus] puts the sack full of toys in his sleigh, hitches up a team >of flying reindeer and sets off from the North Pole. […] Do you celebrate Christ-mas, RJM?
2007 December 11, boots, “The God Deletion”, in misc.writing (Usenet), archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025
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Christ-mas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christ-mas
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