In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat. It is usually made of straw. Scandinavian Christmas festivities feature a variety of straw decorations in the form of stars, angels, hearts and other shapes, as well as t
2
In 1999, residents of the state of Maine in America built the world's biggest ever snowman. He stood at 113ft tall.
103
The typical image we have of Santa Claus dressed in red clothes with white fur trim, is an amalgamation of cultural input over many years. Some people claim the image of Santa we know today is from Coca-cola advertising, but this simply isn't true. The st
33
The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
18
7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
100
One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
122
Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
251