Christmas Facts

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    The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    The twelve days of Christmas are the days between Christmas Day and Epiphany (6th of January) and represent the length of time it took for the wise men from the East to visit the manger of Jesus after his birth.
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    The poinsettia is a traditional Christmas flower. In Mexico (its original birthplace), the poinsettia is known as the "Flower of the Holy Night".
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    The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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    The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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    Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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    The definition of a white Christmas in the UK is for a single snow flake (perhaps amongst a shower of mixed rain and snow) to be observed falling in the 24 hours of December 25th.
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