Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
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Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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The 26th of December is traditionally known as St Stephen's Day, but is more commonly known as Boxing Day. The reason it was called this is either alms boxes in church were opened and the money distributed to the poor, or alternatively it was named from t
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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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Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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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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The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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