Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

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    'Klaxon' is a name that does not belong to one of Santa's reindeer. A klaxon is actually a powerful electric horn. Its name comes from a German word meaning "shriek".
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.
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    Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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    In the Ukraine, if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas morning, it is believed to be a harbinger of good luck! There once lived a woman so poor, says a Ukrainian folk tale, that she could not afford Christmas decorations for her family. One Ch
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    Christmas trees become popular in the UK from 1841 when Prince Albert erected a tree in Windsor Castle following a German tradition. Fir trees have been decorated at Christmas time in Germany since the 8th century.
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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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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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