Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

    There are 44 Christmas Facts!

    There are 13 Santas in Iceland, each leaving a gift for children. They come down from the mountain one by one, starting on December 12 and have names like Spoon Licker, Door Sniffer and Meat Hook.
    191
    Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
    62
    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
    100
    Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
    14
    In 1999, residents of the state of Maine in America built the world's biggest ever snowman. He stood at 113ft tall.
    103
    The "Urn of Fate" is part of the Christmas celebrations in many Italian households. The Urn of Fate is brought out on Christmas Eve. It holds a wrapped present for everyone. The mother tries her luck first, then the others in turn. If you get a present wi
    -19
    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
    122
    The 26th of December is traditionally known as St Stephen's Day, but is more commonly known as Boxing Day. The reason it was called this is either alms boxes in church were opened and the money distributed to the poor, or alternatively it was named from t
    -1