7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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The "Urn of Fate" is part of the Christmas celebrations in many Italian households. The Urn of Fate is brought out on Christmas Eve. It holds a wrapped present for everyone. The mother tries her luck first, then the others in turn. If you get a present wi
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The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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In 1999, residents of the state of Maine in America built the world's biggest ever snowman. He stood at 113ft tall.
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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English Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas between 1647 and 1660 because he believed such celebrations were immoral for the holiest day of the year.
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Robins on cards were a joke 150 years ago when postmen wore red tunics and were named after them.
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The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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