The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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The tradition of putting tangerines in stockings comes from 12th-century French nuns who left socks full of fruit, nuts and tangerines at the houses of the poor.
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In Greek legend, malicious creatures called Kallikantzaroi sometimes play troublesome pranks at Christmas time. In order to get rid of them, salt or an old shoe is burnt. The pungent burning stench drives off, or at least helps discourage, the Kallikantza
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7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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