Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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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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The definition of a white Christmas in the UK is for a single snow flake (perhaps amongst a shower of mixed rain and snow) to be observed falling in the 24 hours of December 25th.
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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There are 13 Santas in Iceland, each leaving a gift for children. They come down from the mountain one by one, starting on December 12 and have names like Spoon Licker, Door Sniffer and Meat Hook.
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