I've decided to separate the Christmas festival into Christmas and Xmas. On the Christmas side, we have all the Christian celebrations and trappings, such as nativity scenes, songs about Jesus and church services. On the Xmas side (which should be pronounced "ex-mas" to be clear) we have the secularised festivities: trees, tinsel and songs about Santa Claus.
Now I know that if you dig deep enough you can find a Christian root for lots of things about items I'd place in Xmas, so here's the guide: if a non-Christian would be perfectly comfortable with a particular element of the celebrations - say, decorating your house with lights - then that's Xmas, not Christmas.
Mokalus of Borg
PS - If you need an abbreviation for Christmas, write "Cmas".
PPS - I automatically read "Xmas" as "ex-mas" thanks to Futurama.
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