Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

    There are 44 Christmas Facts!

    The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
    273
    In 1999, residents of the state of Maine in America built the world's biggest ever snowman. He stood at 113ft tall.
    103
    Frumenty was a spiced porridge, enjoyed by both rich and poor. It was a forerunner of modern Christmas puddings. It is linked in legend to the Celtic god Dagda, who stirred a porridge made up of all the good things of the earth.
    5
    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
    The tradition of putting tangerines in stockings comes from 12th-century French nuns who left socks full of fruit, nuts and tangerines at the houses of the poor.
    42