Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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Robins on cards were a joke 150 years ago when postmen wore red tunics and were named after them.
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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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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7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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Carols began as an old English custom called wassailing, toasting neighbours to a long life.
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Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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