Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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    The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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    Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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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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    Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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    Christmas trees become popular in the UK from 1841 when Prince Albert erected a tree in Windsor Castle following a German tradition. Fir trees have been decorated at Christmas time in Germany since the 8th century.
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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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