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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Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
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Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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The definition of a white Christmas in the UK is for a single snow flake (perhaps amongst a shower of mixed rain and snow) to be observed falling in the 24 hours of December 25th.
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