Many theologians estimate that Jesus wasn't born on December 25 but sometime in September between 6BC and 30AD.
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Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
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'Klaxon' is a name that does not belong to one of Santa's reindeer. A klaxon is actually a powerful electric horn. Its name comes from a German word meaning "shriek".
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Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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Popular belief holds that 3 wise men visited Bethlehem from the east bearing gifts. However there is no mention in the bible about the number of wise men who visited. Three gifts were brought - gold, frankincense and myrrh, but names commonly attributed t
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In many households, part of the fun of eating Christmas pudding is finding a trinket that predicts your fortune for the coming year. For instance, finding a coin means you will become wealthy. A ring means you will get married; while a button predicts bac
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The world's tallest Xmas tree at 221ft high was erected in a Washington shopping mall in 1950.
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