Mother Xmas

Mother Xmas (plural Mother Xmases)

1. (informal) Abbreviation of Mother Christmas.
   • 1894 December 21, “Riddles, Puzzles, and Conundrums”, in The Shepton Mallet Journal, City of Wells Reporter, and County Advertiser, number 1970, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, →OCLC, page 2, column 3:

     Tommy hears of Father Xmas, and wants to know who Mother Xmas is.

   • 1896 January 18, “Ramsey”, in Peterborough and Hunts. Standard […], volume XXIV, number 1,228, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, →OCLC, page 8, column 1:

     A party of twenty little boys, instructed by […], sang exceedingly nicely. Mrs. […]ed as Mother Xmas, distributed a present to […]

   • 1930 December 13, “Monster Carnival”, in Williamstown Chronicle, number 4399, Williamstown, Vic., →OCLC, page [3], column 5:

     Let the children meet “Father” Xmas and “Mother” Xmas, who are coming by sleigh, driven by their Cossack.

   • 1933 January 20, Jennifer, “Some Xmas Echoes”, in The Land, number 1126, Sydney, N.S.W., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12, column 2:

     As usual the women of the C.W.A. acted as “Mother Xmases” to hundreds of small folk during the festive season.

   • 1935 January 3, “Annual Christmas Tree”, in The Goulburn Valley Stock & Property Journal, number 817, Shepparton, Vic.: Stanley Roy McPherson for “The Shepparton News” Publishing Coy., →ISSN, →OCLC, page [2], column 6:

     Messrs. J. Purdie and F. Eddie, of Wunghnu, acted as Father Xmas and Mother Xmas. As these gentlemen have assisted in this work for a number of years, the parents made a presentation to them after the children received their presents. Father and Mother Xmas spoke to them, and said it gave them much pleasure in coming out to Bunbartha.

   • 1988 December 7, Liverpool Echo, 4 PM city edition, number 33,759, Liverpool, Merseyside, →OCLC, page 25:

     Including Father Xmas and Mother Xmas Suits and many other fancy dress outfits for sale