Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

    There are 44 Christmas Facts!

    Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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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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    Sidney Myer Gave's Charity
    Sidney Myer Gave's Charity
    During the 1930’s depression, Australian businessman Sidney Myer provided Christmas dinner for 10,000 unemployed people, including a gift for every child.
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    Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
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    Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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    The poinsettia is a traditional Christmas flower. In Mexico (its original birthplace), the poinsettia is known as the "Flower of the Holy Night".
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    The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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