The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
273
Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
251
Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
196
Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
62
The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
38
7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
100
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.
415
Many theologians estimate that Jesus wasn't born on December 25 but sometime in September between 6BC and 30AD.
42