Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

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    The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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    Santa Claus Mailing Address
    Santa Claus Mailing Address
    Each year, Canada Post receives a million letters addressed to "Santa Claus, The North Pole, H0H 0H0". They reply to every one.
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    The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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    The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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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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