Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

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    Carols began as an old English custom called wassailing, toasting neighbours to a long life.
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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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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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    Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
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    The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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    Christmas trees become popular in the UK from 1841 when Prince Albert erected a tree in Windsor Castle following a German tradition. Fir trees have been decorated at Christmas time in Germany since the 8th century.
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    The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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    Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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