The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
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Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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Many theologians estimate that Jesus wasn't born on December 25 but sometime in September between 6BC and 30AD.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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US scientists calculated that Santa would have to visit 822 homes a second to deliver all the world's presents on Christmas Eve, travelling at 650 miles a second.
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