Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

    There are 44 Christmas Facts!

    Robins on cards were a joke 150 years ago when postmen wore red tunics and were named after them.
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    The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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    In 1999, residents of the state of Maine in America built the world's biggest ever snowman. He stood at 113ft tall.
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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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    US scientists calculated that Santa would have to visit 822 homes a second to deliver all the world's presents on Christmas Eve, travelling at 650 miles a second.
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