Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
196
Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
74
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.
32
The twelve days of Christmas are the days between Christmas Day and Epiphany (6th of January) and represent the length of time it took for the wise men from the East to visit the manger of Jesus after his birth.
36
The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
28
The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
18
The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
38