Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

    There are 44 Christmas Facts!

    Santa Claus Mailing Address
    Santa Claus Mailing Address
    Each year, Canada Post receives a million letters addressed to "Santa Claus, The North Pole, H0H 0H0". They reply to every one.
    26
    The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
    18
    In the Ukraine, if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas morning, it is believed to be a harbinger of good luck! There once lived a woman so poor, says a Ukrainian folk tale, that she could not afford Christmas decorations for her family. One Ch
    26
    Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
    251
    Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
    196
    In 1999, residents of the state of Maine in America built the world's biggest ever snowman. He stood at 113ft tall.
    103
    US scientists calculated that Santa would have to visit 822 homes a second to deliver all the world's presents on Christmas Eve, travelling at 650 miles a second.
    415
    Sidney Myer Gave's Charity
    Sidney Myer Gave's Charity
    During the 1930’s depression, Australian businessman Sidney Myer provided Christmas dinner for 10,000 unemployed people, including a gift for every child.
    30