How to pronounce christmas

It is sometimes pronounced /ˈɛksməs/, but Xmas, and variants such as Xtemass, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation /ˈkrɪsməs/. The “X” comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Christós (Greek: Χριστός), which became Christ in English.

‘ First, let’s point out that the T is silent. Christmas, Christmas. So it’s the first syllable that’s accented. The vowel in the first syllable is the ‘ih’ as in ‘sit’ vowel.