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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Robins on cards were a joke 150 years ago when postmen wore red tunics and were named after them.
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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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The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.
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7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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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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