The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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In many households, part of the fun of eating Christmas pudding is finding a trinket that predicts your fortune for the coming year. For instance, finding a coin means you will become wealthy. A ring means you will get married; while a button predicts bac
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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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Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
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The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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