Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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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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Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
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There are 13 Santas in Iceland, each leaving a gift for children. They come down from the mountain one by one, starting on December 12 and have names like Spoon Licker, Door Sniffer and Meat Hook.
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Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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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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7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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