Christmas Facts

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    Carols began as an old English custom called wassailing, toasting neighbours to a long life.
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    In Greek legend, malicious creatures called Kallikantzaroi sometimes play troublesome pranks at Christmas time. In order to get rid of them, salt or an old shoe is burnt. The pungent burning stench drives off, or at least helps discourage, the Kallikantza
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    The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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    Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
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    Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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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 sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.
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