The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.
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Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
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7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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The typical image we have of Santa Claus dressed in red clothes with white fur trim, is an amalgamation of cultural input over many years. Some people claim the image of Santa we know today is from Coca-cola advertising, but this simply isn't true. The st
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