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Fun Christmas Facts

With a few fun Christmas facts you can impress your friends with your knowledge of little known facts. Not only that, but you could increase your chances of winning the traditional trivia game with your family after that tasty Christmas turkey. For a start: Did you know that in the early days of England, Christmas dinner consisted of a roasted pig head and mustard? Ummmmm, yum!

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In no particular order, here are just a few of the more interesting fun Christmas facts:

Christmas is a blending of the words “Christ” and “Mass”
X-mas comes from the Greek X which means Christ
The first Christmas card was created in 1843 England
Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in 1895
Coca Cola was the first soda company to use Santa in advertising
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer was created in 1939 by and for Montgomery Wards
Of all holiday shows, “It’s a Wonderful Life” is the most shown on television
Santa Clause first shows up in Turkey in the 4th century
One of the most popular Christmas songs, “Jingle Bells” was actually written for Thanksgiving
Christmas didn’t become a US national holiday until after the Civil War
Mistletoe was used long before the birth of Christ. It was believed to be magical and used by the Druids as part of their winter celebration
The needles of Christmas trees (pines, firs and spruces) are an excellent source of vitamin C.
The most popular Christmas ballet is “The Nutcracker”
The White House was first decorated for Christmas when Franklin Pierce was President of the United States
Holly was originally brought into homes during the winter to drive ghosts and demons away during the long dark winters of Northern Europe

While you may never have to use these fun Christmas facts to win at Trivial Pursuit, it’s always nice to know something about the history of a holiday that is so important. Enjoy these bits of the history of Christmas and you’ll get an idea of where some of the most popular Christmas traditions come from.

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