@dangoodin - I thought the X in Xmas is just the abbreviation for "Christ". So its still Christmas just abbreviated. The X is the first letter of the Greek word for Christ. Also the X represented the cross.

But I do remember some Hard Evangelicals I grew up with say the X was crossing (cross... ing? huh missed that before) out the Christ and was therefore removing Christ from Christmas. But they are a-historical and didnt even know the history of their own religion.... I digress....