The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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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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'Klaxon' is a name that does not belong to one of Santa's reindeer. A klaxon is actually a powerful electric horn. Its name comes from a German word meaning "shriek".
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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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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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The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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Many theologians estimate that Jesus wasn't born on December 25 but sometime in September between 6BC and 30AD.
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