Father X'mas

• Father X-mas, Father Xmas

Father X'mas

1. (informal) Abbreviation of Father Christmas.
   • 1864 December 17, “Christmas Confectionery”, in The Wrexham Advertiser, […], volume XII, number 615, Wrexham, Denbighshire, →OCLC, page 1, column 5:

     S. JONES gratefully acknowleges the public patronage accorded him during the last four years, and respectfully invites an inspection of his Christmas Confectionery, in rich variety, comprising a new selection of X’mas Tree Ornaments, Sachets and Boxes laden with sweets, and variously flavoured Chocolate for X’mas presents, and New Year’s gifts, automatic figures, Father X’mas, Red Ridinghood, Birds, Flags, Banners, &c., &c.

   • 1894 December 25, “(From a Correspondent.) The Lucindale School.”, in The Narracoorte Herald, volume XVIII, number 1,744, Naracoorte, S.A., →OCLC, page [2], column 7:

     The children then gave a chorus, “Night Dresses”; musical drill bells; solo chorus, “Father X’mas”; […]

   • 1901 July 27, “Children’s Ball”, in The Evening Telegraph, volume 1, number 123, Charters Towers, Qld., →OCLC, page [3], column 1:

     [T]he following is an account of some of the costumes:— […] Master Willie Carse, Father X’mas.

   • 1901 December 19, William Hampson, “(Original.) Christmas in the West. For the X’mas-tide of 1901.”, in The Ormskirk Advertiser, […], number 2505, Ormskirk, Lancashire, →OCLC, page 7, column 4:

     Father X’mas anon will greet us once again, / The bells will proclaim it in their chimes: / “Peace on Earth and Good-will to men” / Echoed throughout the Empire’s climes.

   • 1911 November 30, “Opening of Toy Land!”, in The Kansan, volume XXXI, number 8, Concordia, Kan., →OCLC, front page, column 5:

     Juvenile Books […] At 25¢ Stories from the Bible. Anderson’s Fairy Tales. Little Readers^[sic] one syllable stories. Father X’mas. Jolly Santa Claus. Kris Kringle Stories.

   • 1916 December 21, “Dress and Fashion”, in The Age, number 19,267, Melbourne, Vic., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 5:

     FATHER X’MAS And HIS MAGIC TALKING DOLLS And HIS MAGIC TALKING DOLLS And HIS MAGIC TALKING DOLLS Give Delightful VENTRILOQUIAL ENTERTAINMENTS FREE

   • 1930 December 16, Bert Wright, “Bert Wright’s Cartoon of the Great Fight at Olympia Last Night”, in Evening Express, last city edition, number 18,494, Liverpool, Merseyside, →OCLC, page 9, column 2:

     ITS^[sic] FATHER X’MAS!

   • 1927 December 10, The Sunbury News, number 1778, Sunbury, Vic., →OCLC, page 4, column 3:

     FATHER X’MAS will be at GAULTON’S NEWSAGENCY, SUNBURY Christmas Eve when he will present to the children the gifts you order and any gifts from Uncles or Aunties.

   • 1946 December 19, “To the Right Place”, in The West Australian, 2nd edition, volume 62, number 18,856, Perth, W.A., →OCLC, page 6, column 1:

     Dear Father X’mas, I have been a good boy. Please may I have a train. Thank you, Father X’mas.

   • 2012 February 17, Kptan, anonymous quotee, “Fwd: EPF in more trouble?”, in Kwang Hua 1987‎^[1] (Google Groups), archived from the original on 19 December 2025:

     ...lately, indications are that the ruling coalition is preparing for the worst because you see a lot of father x'mas projects, i.e. dishing out of money to all & sundry...it's like HK before handover to China, i.e. British carry out all sorts of projects to move money out...