Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

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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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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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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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    The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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    The twelve days of Christmas are the days between Christmas Day and Epiphany (6th of January) and represent the length of time it took for the wise men from the East to visit the manger of Jesus after his birth.
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    The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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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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