Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

    There are 44 Christmas Facts!

    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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    The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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    Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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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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    Robins on cards were a joke 150 years ago when postmen wore red tunics and were named after them.
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    Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
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