Christmas Facts

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    There are 44 Christmas Facts!

    Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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    The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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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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    Popular belief holds that 3 wise men visited Bethlehem from the east bearing gifts. However there is no mention in the bible about the number of wise men who visited. Three gifts were brought - gold, frankincense and myrrh, but names commonly attributed t
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    The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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    The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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    Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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