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If it all goes a bit quiet around the Christmas Dinner table, here are some facts that will help get the party going (sort of!)
"Jingle Bells" was the first song played in space.
If you gave all the gifts listed in the "Twelve Days of Christmas," it would equal 364 presents.
In Ukraine, spiders are considered symbols of good luck at Christmas.
Santa has a postal code in Canada.
There is a Christmas tree in Spain worth $15 million.
Eggnog dates back to medieval times.
Tinsel was once made of real silver.
Thomas Edison and his business partner invented Christmas lights.
The tradition of putting tangerines in stockings comes from 12th-century French nuns who left socks full of fruit, nuts and tangerines at the houses of the poor.
Boxing Day gets its name from all the money collected in church alms-boxes for the poor.
Robins on cards started as a joke 150 years ago when postmen wore red tunics and were named after them.
According to tradition, you should eat one mince pie on each of the 12 days of Christmas to bring good luck.
