Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

    There are 44 Christmas Facts!

    Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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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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    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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    Santa Claus Mailing Address
    Santa Claus Mailing Address
    Each year, Canada Post receives a million letters addressed to "Santa Claus, The North Pole, H0H 0H0". They reply to every one.
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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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    Boxing Day Origin
    Boxing Day Origin
    Boxing Day is named so because it was the day that "Christmas boxes" were given to the more needy.
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    Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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    Carols began as an old English custom called wassailing, toasting neighbours to a long life.
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