Christmas Facts

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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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    Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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    The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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    'Klaxon' is a name that does not belong to one of Santa's reindeer. A klaxon is actually a powerful electric horn. Its name comes from a German word meaning "shriek".
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    The tradition of putting tangerines in stockings comes from 12th-century French nuns who left socks full of fruit, nuts and tangerines at the houses of the poor.
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    The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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