The tradition of putting tangerines in stockings comes from 12th-century French nuns who left socks full of fruit, nuts and tangerines at the houses of the poor.
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Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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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.
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The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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