Christmas Facts

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    Carols began as an old English custom called wassailing, toasting neighbours to a long life.
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    Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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    The world's tallest Xmas tree at 221ft high was erected in a Washington shopping mall in 1950.
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    Santa Claus has many different names around the world including Father Christmas in the UK, Pere Noel in France, Kriss Kringle in Germany, La Befana in Italy, Julinesse in Denmark, Dedushka Moroz (meaning Grandfather Frost) in Russia and the Three Kings i
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    Christmas trees become popular in the UK from 1841 when Prince Albert erected a tree in Windsor Castle following a German tradition. Fir trees have been decorated at Christmas time in Germany since the 8th century.
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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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