Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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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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The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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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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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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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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The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.
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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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