Given that Christmas is not referenced in the Bible, it is not a Biblical holy day. Actually, many of the symbols and traditions we identify with Christmas have their roots in pagan celebrations and rituals around the winter solstice.

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right.. good ol' pagan holidays, i love it :)

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The practice of leaving food out for Santa Claus was first used by Norse youngsters to feed Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse. Despite the fact that there is no historical evidence of St. Nicholas owning a horse, Dutch children left food in their wooden shoes for the creature. American kids now leave milk and cookies for Santa. For Santa's reindeer, other kids across the world put hay, carrots, and water.

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Although, I have also learned from other BP listicles that some parents have informed their kids that Santa enjoys the occasional alcohol beverage and whatever snack that goes along with their chosen drink. Before we get "don't promote Santa drink and driving: the reindeer do the actual driving, while Santa merely keep them attached to the sleigh. Plus, it's all magic anyway.

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Originally, servants sang "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" to demand alcoholic beverages from their masters. "Bring some out here; we won't leave until we have some."

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Each year, the United States sell approximately 1.6 billion Christmas cards.

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That's 5 times higher than the population of the US. And given that tons of people I know don't buy cards, this means we're including box cards.

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Every year, more than 1.76 billion candy canes are produced during the Christmas season.

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Because mistletoe was once a representation of virility, people would stand under it if they were open to dating someone of the other sex.

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Oh my god, I honestly thought it said, “dating someone for the sex”. I am blind i swear.

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In the 1800s, the well-known political cartoonist Thomas Nast established Santa's official house as the North Pole in a number of cartoons. The North Pole was then regarded as a legendary, magical area because there had just been a number of Arctic missions.

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In 1980, the Rubik Cube was the most popular Christmas toy and cost $1.99; today, it costs almost $10.

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See, there's this thing called inflation...

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During the Christmas season, 28 sets of LEGOs are sold per second.

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... and in my house, aren't always finished. I mean it makes a fun parent and child shared activity, but by page 50 and pack number 35, the child has had enough 🤣 (fyi I'm talking about the themed kits).

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The mythological winter beast known as Krampus has been forbidden by the Catholic church. It is reported that the half-man, half-goat figure visits around the Christmas season to chastise misbehaving kids. The Catholic Church attempted to outlaw Krampus celebrations in the 12th century on the grounds that the beast resembled the devil.

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And then there's the ACTUAL devil that the Catholic church feeds you as evil

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As a token of appreciation for their support during World War II, the citizens of Oslo, Norway, annually donate a tree to Trafalgar Square in London.

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The song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" contains 364 gifts in all.

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"On the three hundred sixty-fourth day of Christmas" just doesn't roll off the tongue.

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The most popular Christmas song worldwide, "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby, has sold more than 50 million copies.

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Geez, companies must get a lot of sales out of Christmas advertising. So far there have been 1.5 billion cards, and 1.76 billion candy canes. How do you Americans afford all of this?

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A fake spider and its web are frequently used as Christmas tree decorations in Ukraine because people there think that discovering a spider web on Christmas morning brings good fortune.

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Hunting for spider webs on Christmas morning actually sounds more fun than opening presents.

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Christmas is frequently referred to as "Xmas," which is actually based on the fact that the first Greek letter of Jesus Christ's name is "X."

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Get Jesus out of our pagan holiday

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Candy canes have existed since 1670. The red and white sugar sticks were given to young singers at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany by the choirmaster to keep them quiet during the Living Creche tradition on Christmas Eve.

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*bats a candy cane under the chair* Ha! I tricked everybody!

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Actually, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" goes by a whole other name. The famous poem by Clement Clarke Moore from 1823 is actually titled "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Due to its well-known first line, it is most frequently referred to as "Twas the Night Before Christmas."

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The very first song played in space was "Jingle Bells." According to Guinness World Records, the traditional Christmas song was aired on December 16, 1965, during NASA's Gemini 6A space mission.

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It's thought that Germany is where the Christmas tree custom first appeared. Tinsel, which was previously created from real silver, dates back to 1610 in Germany.

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My maternal grandmother had a box of tinsel with a price stamp of ten cents. Every year she put the tinsel on the tree, strand by careful strand. Every year, she'd take it off the tree and put it back in the box, strand by careful strand.

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In the beginning, Denny's restaurants in the United States operated 24/7, hence their structures lacked locks. On Christmas Day in 1988, they chose to close, but they were unable to secure the doors.

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"It's a Wonderful Life" failed miserably at the box office. The timeless holiday film initially struggled at the box office. It didn't become one of the most cherished Christmas films of all time until 1974 when its copyright expired and television networks were able to air it for no charge.

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Wassail originated in the Middle Ages, when it was made with wine, ale, or hard cider and topped with stale bread or beaten eggs. Today, wassail is hot apple cider with honey and spices. On Christmas Eve, neighbors would get together and toast each other's health (the Old Norse word ves heill meant "in good health").

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When Brenda Lee cut "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" in 1958, she was just thirteen years old.

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Most Christmas decorations use the three traditional colors, which have religious connotations. Jesus Christ's blood is represented by red, His resurrection by green, and His kingship by gold.

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There needs to be more purple. I will not accept any other opinion on this.

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One of the oldest and biggest Christmas markets in Europe is the Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg, Germany, which dates back to 1570. It offers mulled wine, candy, sausages, and gluhwein, as well as holiday decorations and ornaments.

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When we lived in Germany I went there with my class for Christmas shopping. We were 6th graders. It was AWESOME!

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The all-time top-grossing Christmas movie is "The Grinch." The computer-animated movie from 2018 earned $514,602,427 globally.

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There is a "recent" Grinch movie?

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In 1066 On Christmas Day, William I of England was formally crowned.

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Well there is his Christmas present sorted.

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A Christmas tree can take up to fifteen years to reach maturity, but this is the average growth time.

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The largest floating Christmas tree is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is 278 feet tall (85 m).

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Christmas meals can include more than 7,000 calories when the turkey, dressing, mashed and sweet potatoes, additional sides, pie, buns, and beverages are included.

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I don’t wanna know. Just let me eat for ONE day of the year without having to count f*****g calories. I just want my food, ok? 😭

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The average American family spends $1,000 on Christmas gifts every year.

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*wraps up toy mousies for all the Pandas*

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In the United States, letters from children addressed to Santa Clause are delivered to Santa Clause, Indiana.

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Over 850 million items and over 15 billion pieces of holiday mail were expected to be delivered by the US Postal Service.

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Half of them made it. The rest are expected to arrive in January sometime, if at all.

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Nearly 94 million households displayed a Christmas tree in 2020, and an astounding 84% of those trees were artificial, according to the American Christmas Tree Association.

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Maybe because nobody could leave their houses to buy one? Or just because they're less hassle.

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In 1962 The first Christmas postage stamp was released in the US.

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All 50 states, including Hawaii and Alaska, grow Christmas trees, although the top-producing states in the US are California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin.

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Ever ponder the purpose of the string on an animal cracker box? The string was invented around Christmas in 1902 with the intention of being used to hang the cracker boxes from your tree.

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Those were the best animal crackers.

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The American department retailer Montgomery Ward designed Rudolph the Reindeer to persuade kids to buy Christmas coloring books.

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It they were smart, Rudolph would have a red nose and 120-color fur...to sell more crayons too.

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In Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce, Stanley Weintraub wrote about a well-known Christmas truce in 1914 when the British and Germans played football and exchanged gifts.

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The first Christmas cards are thought to have been sold in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole of London, England. There were only 1000 cards sold.

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Ugly Christmas sweater sales peak around the holidays and reach about $5 million.

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When else would they peak?

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The majority of historians concur that eggnog is a descendant of the medieval British beverage posset, which was created with wine or beer, milk, sugar, and egg.

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Germany established the Christmas tree custom in the 16th century when Christian families put up trees in their homes and decorated them with lit candles.

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Wood and fire. Great combination.

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Despite the fact that gingerbread houses have been around since the 1600s, the custom only really took off in Germany after the publication of the Hansel and Gretel tale in 1812.

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The first small, plain tree was planted at Rockefeller Center in 1931 by construction workers. The renowned tree now has more than 25,000 lights.

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Children can write to Santa Claus at the address Santa Claus, North Pole, HOH OHO, Canada as part of Canada Post's Santa Letter Program. Some fortunate kids even receive letters in return!

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Since the 19th century, Christmas and Hanukkah have been combined to form Chrismukkah. Funny enough, though, the blended holiday didn't really catch on until it was heavily highlighted in an episode of the TV show "The O.C." from 2003.

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It's thought that Franklin Pierce (1853–1857) was the first President to decorate the White House with a Christmas tree.

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Nova Scotia, Canada sends a tree to Boston, Massachusetts in gratitude for helping the city of Halifax recover from an explosion and fire calamity that occurred there in 1917.

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The Bicycle playing card company created decks of cards that, when submerged in water, revealed secret escape routes and distributed them as Christmas gifts to the German POWs during World War II.

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The eight reindeer that Santa has, together with Duner and Blixem, are presented in Clement Moore's poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas." Their names are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, and Cupid (German words for thunder and lightning which later evolved into Donner and Blitzen). Since male reindeer shed their antlers in the winter, even though the majority of the names sound male, they were likely female.

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Duner and Blixem to Donner and Blitzen. I know them as the latter. I'm going with Santa magic lets them keep their antlers because I've seen the movie 😉

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Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol was written in six weeks. On the internet, IMDB lists 202 various A Christmas Carol film adaptations, including films with non-traditional stories.

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"A Wonderful Christmas Time" by Paul McCartney appears in the animated "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer."

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The term "Christmas" comes from the Old English word "Cristes maesse," which means "Christ Mass," and was first used in 1038.

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The Bible mentions several wise men, but according to tradition, there were only three. This is possible because gold, frankincense, and myrrh were the three gifts that were delivered.

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Not sure about other religions, but I learned he was actually closer to age 3 when they finally caught up to him, them having to quickly flee to escape to the decree at the time from the king to kill all his male infants (because of prophecy, much like when Moses was born. Plus, his birthday is actually April 6, or thereabouts. It doesn't really matter as everyone is free to choose what and how to believe or not to believe. Certainly not trying to be preachy here To all BPs, You Do You and let nobody shame you for it!

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Black Friday is frequently regarded as the busiest shopping day of the year in the US. However, the Friday and Saturday before Christmas are the busiest shopping days of the year.

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German-born Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria, is credited with popularizing the Christmas tree in England in the middle of the nineteenth century.

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The Dutch practice of putting shoes loaded with food for St. Nicholas' donkey, which St. Nicholas would subsequently fill with little gifts, is where the tradition of hanging stockings on Christmas trees first originated.

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St. Nicholas doesn't ride on a donkey. He rides a white horse.

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The "nature folk" of ancient religions are the ancestors of Santa's elves.

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In America, the custom of leaving milk and cookies out for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve originated during the Great Depression, when parents encouraged their kids to maintain their sense of altruism in the face of adversity.

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In 1640 Scotland stopped celebrating Christmas (until 1958 when it became a legal holiday).

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President Teddy Roosevelt forbade Christmas trees in the White House in 1901 due to his concern for the environment. However, his sons decorated a small tree that had been cut down on the White House grounds and kept it hidden in a closet until Christmas morning.

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The 161-foot tree in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, is the tallest living Christmas tree in the US. The top-positioned star is eleven feet tall!

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Our conception of Santa Claus has some fascinating roots. Early images of Saint Nicolas depict him looking serious. Santa Claus first appeared in a newspaper advertisement. Santa's flying sleigh is said to have been invented by Washington Irving in 1819, and in Harper's Weekly in 1863, cartoonist Thomas Nast started drawing the Santa we know today.

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In the fourth century A.D., St. Nicholas lived in the Turkish province of Lycia. The English-speaking world phonetically transformed the Dutch name for St. Nicholas, Sinterklaas, to "Santa Clause." Le Befana in Italy, Kriss Kringle in Germany, and Pere Noel in French are some of the other names for this seasonal figure.

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James Pierpont wrote "Jingle Bells," originally known as "One Horse Open Sleigh," in Massachusetts as a Thanksgiving song.

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Is that why they sang it in the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special?

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The red berries on the holly in a Christmas wreath stand in for the blood that Jesus shed, as does the crown of thorns.

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The Latin word "Natalis", which means "day of birth," is the origin of the word Noel.

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Christmas was first declared a legal holiday in the United States in 1836 in Alabama, and it was last observed in Oklahoma in 1907.

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You can eat your Christmas tree if you are a true environmentalist. Vitamin C is provided by the needles. If your tree has pinecones, you can also consume the nuts! Some Christmas trees end up as food for animals in zoos.

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The Vienna Zoo feeds them to the Elephants.

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A century ago, people used to share spooky ghost stories on Christmas Eve.

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In the 1800s, Christmas trees were made artificially out of green raffia or dyed goose feathers, which were also used to make hula skirts.

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The equipment used to produce toilet brushes was used by the Addis Brush Company to produce pine-like "branches." They were non-flammable and used for artificial trees since they could support heavy decorations.

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The origin of the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is the period from December 25 to January 6, often known as "Christmastide" or "Twelve Holy Days."

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Nearly fifty humorous Christmas songs are listed online, including "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," "Christmas Don't Be Late," and "Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire."

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All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth. I want a hippopotamus for Christmas. I'm getting nothing for Christmas.

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Coca-Cola hired Haddon Sundblom in 1931 to paint Santa Claus for the brand's holiday advertisements. The artist developed the friendly, cheery figure we are all familiar with, replete with rosy cheeks, a white beard, and twinkling eyes, after being inspired by the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas."

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The first international academic “Santa survey” shows that a whopping 85% of children reportedly believe in Santa Claus and children quit believing in Santa around the age of eight years old.

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Sounds about right. I have a 10 yo who I'm pretty sure knows, but won't say anything fearing he won't get gifts from "Santa" if he tells us he knows. Joke's on him, he gets the same amount of presents whether or not he believes, and, just like his 2 older siblings, as long as he doesn't tell his younger siblings, he still would get gifts from Santa under the tree.

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Three hundred lambs and twenty-eight oxen were eaten during a Christmas feast hosted by King Richard the II of England in 1377.

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Man, I'd be full.

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In 1915 Hallmark released their first batch of holiday cards.

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Around 50 million live Christmas trees are decorated in Europe each year, compared to 35 million in the US.

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Fruitcakes are made to last a long time. They used to be prepared at the conclusion of harvest, and some of the cake was stored to be eaten at the start of harvest the following year because people believed that would bring a good crop. They persist for so long because of the interaction between sugar and alcohol.

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...and comically regifted from year to year due to many who dislike the taste 🤣 All the power goes to those who like and eat any Christmas fruitcake they receive. You are the heroes of the fruitcake regift!

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In "The Polar Express," Tom Hanks portrayed six different characters. Hanks voiced the conductor as well as the Hero Boy, Father, Hobo, Scrooge, and Santa Claus characters.

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A Christmas custom in Japan is to eat KFC. 3.6 million Japanese families enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken during the holidays. The "Kentucky for Christmas" marketing initiative from 1974 served as the catalyst for what eventually became an American custom.

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KFC is very big in England. It was a huge deal when KFC ran out of Chicken one time. I don’t get it!

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According to Guinness World Records, the world's tallest cut Christmas tree, Douglas fir was displayed and adorned at a mall in Seattle in 1950.

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Many households follow this peculiar custom, according to which the youngster who finds the pickle first on Christmas morning gets to open the first present.

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My Mom does this game with my nieces. She got the pickle ornament at Bronners in Frankinmuth, MI.

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The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) modifies its satellites on Christmas Eve to follow Santa Claus as he travels across the globe. When a little youngster unintentionally dialed a NORAD command center in search of jolly old Saint Nick during the holiday season in the 1950s, the iconic holiday tradition was born.

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My girls enjoy the Norad Santa Tracker site every year. As a parent, I enjoy it because it helps to get them to bed at a decent hour.

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