Father X-mas

• Father X'mas, Father Xmas

Father X-mas

1. (informal) Abbreviation of Father Christmas.
   • 1893 December 22, “From Near Neighbors. […]”, in The Marengo Republican, volume XXVI, number 34, Marengo, Ill., →OCLC, front page, column 5:

     The following is the program given by the pupils in the two lower rooms of our village school Friday afternoon: Song. […] Father X-mas and the Star King .. May Hadley

   • 1916 December 19, The Townsville Daily Bulletin, volume XXXII, number 10630, Townsville, Qld., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 7:

     FATHER X-MAS’S SHIP HAS FOUND A HARBOR at THE RED ARCADE. Just unshipped:— […]

   • 1986 November 19, “Christmas Has Arrived at Country Clutter”, in The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Ia.: Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9N-LC, column 1:

     Browse through and see all that we have: […] Father X-mas figures

   • 1997 June 15, Bjorn F. Kroghsbo, “Being honest ....or being a thief”, in rec.games.backgammon‎^[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 19 December 2025:

     Now You start to play Father X-mas with Your stolen goods and give it to others who, by that, will be classified like Yourself: Thiefs!

   • 1997 October 15, Smorgass Bored, “Help-Father X-mas,by Beverly Walter”, in rec.collecting.dolls‎^[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 19 December 2025:

     I am trying to find the current value for a 1980 Father Christmas doll by Beverly Walter.

   • 2000 November 28, Brian Worthing, “The annual proggy Chistmas songs poll”, in rec.music.progressive‎^[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 19 December 2025:

     Here's some ideas Pete: […] ELP - I Believe in Father X-mas, Nutrocker