Christmas

birth of Jesus

Solar deity of the later Roman Empire

Christmas with the presence of snow, either on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day

thumb|right|alt=Illustration of a woman in a gingham dress standing in front of a large Christmas wreath|A 1922 advertisement in ''Ladies' Home Journal for Biberman Bros.: "Give her a for Xmas" Xmas (also X-mas) is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas. It is sometimes pronounced , but Xmas, and variants such as Xtemass'', originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation . The 'X' comes from the Greek letter , which is the first letter of the Greek word (), which became Christ in English. The suffix -mas is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass.

reading of the Book of Genesis by Apollo 8 crewmembers

medical condition

Christmas in Bangladesh