Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

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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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    The 26th of December is traditionally known as St Stephen's Day, but is more commonly known as Boxing Day. The reason it was called this is either alms boxes in church were opened and the money distributed to the poor, or alternatively it was named from t
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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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 Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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    English Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas between 1647 and 1660 because he believed such celebrations were immoral for the holiest day of the year.
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