Same here, and always for brevity and because most people I know accept it as either a derogatory or as "Christ," or in a rare case, both. Of the people I know, only 3, including my parents, are especially into the religious aspects of Christmas, and my parents only mildly so-- they're churchgoers, but no more midnight mass for them.

I'm agnostic and don't subscribe to Christianity, but I don't have a giant beef with religion, which is part of the reason I'm not standing with the atheists. I deeply regret the hurt it has caused some people, but I believe it does a lot of good for so many more. So I feel a twinge of guilt when I write Xmas, and I never write "Xtianity," or however that's spelled.

That is, because a cross stands for Christ. In case I wasn't clear.

I mean that I had trouble with filling out the poll using lynx, since that's what I use for lj at work.

you spell it h-mas because it *IS* h-mas.

Likewise.

or a porn star.

Based on the results of this poll, you were right!

Thanks, that's the best gift of all!

Yes, this would be a scary time of year without all the lights and distraction. And the solstice is what the traditional feasts are celebrating. Duh.