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Christmas

Christmas isn’t just a time for family & friends, it’s also a time to read festive facts that you wouldn’t read at any other time of the year! It’s a time where you learn the the history of tinsel, advent calendars, Santa Claus himself, and learn about bizarre traditions that surround the Christmas period.

If you love Christmas as much as we do, fill your stockings with our amazing choice of Christmas facts and show off your knowledge over Christmas dinner – because let’s face it, fun facts are better than Christmas cracker jokes!

Holidays & Celebrations 10 Glowing Facts About Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer first made an appearance in 1939, in a book written by Robert L May.

December 23, 2016 3 minutes Read

Holidays & Celebrations 100 Festive Facts To Get You Ready For Christmas

Our favorite festive pudding, the Christmas pudding, was initially a soup made with raisins and wine!

December 9, 2016 15 minutes Read

Holidays & Celebrations Why Is Santa Really Red?

Saint Nicholas lived during the 4th Century - a time when their robes were red and white.

December 21, 2015 3 minutes Read

Health & Medicine 5 Tips for A Healthier Christmas

Alcohol and bad weather are probably the biggest factors for health related injuries during any holiday season.

December 18, 2015 5 minutes Read

War & Weapons 14 Facts About the Christmas Truce of 1914

In Frelinghien, a French village, there is a plaque dedicated solely to the Christmas truce of 1914.

December 14, 2015 3 minutes Read

Vehicles & Transportation 18 Facts About the Coca-Cola Christmas Truck

The Coca-Cola Christmas truck has been telling us holidays are coming since their first appearance on TV in 1995.

December 11, 2015 3 minutes Read

Environment & Climate 16 Festive Facts About Mistletoe

Mistletoe has no smell, so anything like a candle, advertised as "mistletoe scented" is a lie.

December 7, 2015 3 minutes Read

Holidays & Celebrations Where Does Santa Actually Live?

Lapland is in the northern part of Finland, and the Finnish people aren't prepared to accept that Santa might live anywhere else.

December 4, 2015 2 minutes Read

Holidays & Celebrations 13 Christmas Eve Facts & Traditions

Most of Austria, Germany, Poland & Switzerland open their Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day.

December 22, 2014 3 minutes Read

Food & Drink 12 Foods of Christmas InfoGraphic

An estimated 6.5 million jars of cranberry sauce are consumed in the UK during Christmas.

December 13, 2014 1 minute Read

Holidays & Celebrations The History of Christmas Crackers

Christmas Cracker jokes are bad on purpose because that’s what people love and expect from a cracker.

December 9, 2014 3 minutes Read

Holidays & Celebrations National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day partnered with Save the Children in their “Make the World Better with a Sweater” campaign.

November 12, 2014 2 minutes Read