would you rather use "X-mas" or "Christmas"? Why?

It is both. It is an abbreviation that is removing Christ from the word ' Christmas '.

I prefer to say Christmas because saying x-mas sounds wrong and it only makes sense to say if you are writing because it is shorter.

People don't even know the Greek origin of the word Xmas. People assume Americans came up with the Xmas abbreviation. Oh well.

Unless you're just trying to abbreviate, you should use CHRISTmas. This is a celebration of the Birth of Christ. It makes no sense [and is offensive] to mark it as "X-mas"

X-mas is definitely an abbreviation of Christmas in my book :]

Christmas since it's Christ's birthday.

its shorter in case you don't know how to spell christmas or are texting some one merry x-mas saves time i guess. I been getting into the habit of saying christmas insted of x-mas.

It does take Christ out of Christmas. That's my opinion.

I agree with punkin. I would rather use Christmas. X-mas just looks tacky and short. In my opinion..(:

i use both. but i really only use x-mas in writing because to me it just makes it shorter. i use christmas mostly exept in writing. i really think its fine to use x-mas or christmas.

might you quite drink a ketchup, mustard, beer, salt & pepper milkshake for breakfast each morning or roll around in a poison ivy plant? Foot long, untrimable nosehair??? LOL!