Christmas or Xmas?

You can read the history how the word Xmas came about right here in Wikipedia. It is said that X comes from the Greek letter, Chi, which is translated as Christ.

It's almost Christmas and Catholics (I'm not sure about Protestants) are probably at their churches by now attending the Midnight Mass. I think it's almost 20 years that I have not attended the Midnight Mass.

Christmas is so commercialised that even non-Christians are celebrating it. Yes, even the Ah Bengs are celebrating Christmas without fail every year. While the Catholics are celebrating Christmas at churches, the Ah Bengs and Ah Lians (in Penang) are celebrating Christmas at Gurney Drive.

Yes, that was how the Ah Bengs celebrated Christmas last year in Gurney Drive, Penang, by banging and spraying cars with aerosol foam. You can read the last year's fiasco right here. I wonder if the same thing would happen again tonight.

Christmas is a holiday where Catholics/Christians observe to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Some say the true meaning of Christmas is about love since love is a staple teachings of Jesus. Certainly, Christmas is a day of joy when Catholics/Christians' families will get together and bond with each other.

And to me, Christmas is incomplete without Christmas songs! One of my favourite Christmas song of all time is Last Christmas, originally written and performed by Wham! (comprising George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley). The song was released in 1984 and it peaked at #2 in the UK Singles chart at that time. This song has been covered by more than a dozen artistes ranging from Crazy Frog to Ashley Tisdale to Taylor Swift. This shows how good the song is.

Go listen. And Merry Christmas!