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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7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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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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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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The world's tallest Xmas tree at 221ft high was erected in a Washington shopping mall in 1950.
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Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
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