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INTERESTING HOLIDAY FACTS THAT YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT

Added on: 25th Dec 2016

 

IN 1836, ALABAMA BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN

STATE TO DECLARE CHRISTMAS A LEGAL HOLIDAY

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THE CUSTOM OF "NAUGHTY" CHILDREN ONLY

GETTING COAL FOR CHRISTMAS IS AN

ITALIAN TRADITION

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THE CHURCHILL ARMS IN LONDON HAS 90

CHRISTMAS TREES AND 21,000 LIGHTS

The stunning Churchill Arms pub in Kensington, London which is lit up with 85 Christmas trees, December 7 2016. The famous pub, near to Notting Hill Gate, has used flowers and plants all year round attract punters for nearly 30 years.

 

 

THE ORIGINS OF RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED

REINDEER COMES FROM A STORE PROMOTION

AT THE DEPARTMENT STORE MONTGOMERY

WARD. IN 1939, AN EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED

THE IDEA OF RUDOLPH TO HELP SELL

CHILDREN'S BOOKS. IT WORKED! THE STORE

SOLD OVER TWO MILLION COPIES

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IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 1 OUT OF 3 PEOPLE

WORLDWIDE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

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IF THE GIFTS IN THE SONG, "THE TWELVE DAYS

OF CHRISTMAS" WERE TALLIED, THE NUMBER

WOULD BE OVER 364!

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JINGLE BELLS WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR

THANKSGIVING, NOT CHRISTMAS!

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BOXING DAY IS ALWAYS CELEBRATED ON

DECEMBER 26TH

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