Christmas Facts

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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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    The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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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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    Robins on cards were a joke 150 years ago when postmen wore red tunics and were named after them.
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    Christmas trees become popular in the UK from 1841 when Prince Albert erected a tree in Windsor Castle following a German tradition. Fir trees have been decorated at Christmas time in Germany since the 8th century.
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    The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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    Santa Claus has many different names around the world including Father Christmas in the UK, Pere Noel in France, Kriss Kringle in Germany, La Befana in Italy, Julinesse in Denmark, Dedushka Moroz (meaning Grandfather Frost) in Russia and the Three Kings i
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    Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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