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 Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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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 Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
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The typical image we have of Santa Claus dressed in red clothes with white fur trim, is an amalgamation of cultural input over many years. Some people claim the image of Santa we know today is from Coca-cola advertising, but this simply isn't true. The st
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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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