Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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In 1999, residents of the state of Maine in America built the world's biggest ever snowman. He stood at 113ft tall.
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The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, or "Christ's Mass." There is no set date for his birth in scripture and it wasn't celebrated on any particular day. However Christmas was first celebrated on the 25th of December in Rome in 336AD with an aim t
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Carols began as an old English custom called wassailing, toasting neighbours to a long life.
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The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
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Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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