Christmas pudding was originally a soup made with raisins and wine.
In Britain, the best-selling festive single is Band Aid's 1984 track, Do They Know It's Christmas?, which sold 3.5million copies. Wham! is next in the same year with Last Christmas, selling 1.4million.
The bestselling Xmas single ever is Bing Crosby's White Christmas, shifting over 50million copies worldwide since 1942.
The word Christmas comes from the Old English "Cristes maesse" meaning "Christ's Mass".
56 percent of Americans sing holiday carols to their pets!
Jingle Bells was the first song broadcast from space when Gemini 6 astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra sang it on December 16, 1965.
The holly in a wreath symbolises Christ's crown of thorns while the red berries are drops of his blood.
Many parts of the Christmas tree can actually be eaten, with the needles being a good source of Vitamin C.
The world's tallest Xmas tree at 221ft high was erected in a Washington shopping mall in 1950.
The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
Jesus was probably born in a cave and not a wooden stable, say Biblical scholars.
Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
According to a survey, 7 out of 10 dogs get Christmas gifts from their doting owners!
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