Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tis the season for peace on earth and goodwill toward men ... unless you use the word Xmas instead of Christmas with the wrong ...

Linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer analyzes the origins of words in the news. Read previous columns here. The holiday shopping season has been, as usual, full of online exhortations: “Xmas sale!” ...

“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by John Lennon is one of the most famous Christmas songs of all time. It came out of a cultural context that a lot of younger people probably don’t know. During an interview ...

Do you prefer 'Merry Christmas' or 'happy Xmas'? A controversial question - it is likely to divide many. For some, Christmas is the only correct name for the holiday, but others will happily use ...

It’s revealed early on in the series that in the world of Futurama, Christmas is no longer celebrated in the way it was during our time. Now called “XMas” by the world at large, the holiday has become ...