Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

    There are 44 Christmas Facts!

    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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    Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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    The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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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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    Boxing Day Origin
    Boxing Day Origin
    Boxing Day is named so because it was the day that "Christmas boxes" were given to the more needy.
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    Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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    Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
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    Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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