Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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    The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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    In many households, part of the fun of eating Christmas pudding is finding a trinket that predicts your fortune for the coming year. For instance, finding a coin means you will become wealthy. A ring means you will get married; while a button predicts bac
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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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    Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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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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