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Christmas Trivia
Did You Know:
Christmas Carols were banned by Oliver Cromwell, in England between 1649 and 1660. Cromwell thought that Christmas should be a very solemn day so he banned carols and parties. The only celebration was by a sermon and a prayer service.

Did You Also Know:
The first American Christmas carol was written in 1649
by a minister named John de Brebeur and is called
"Jesus is Born".

In Switzerland during the Reformation, all instrumental and choral music was banned from churches. In Germany, disapproval of carols resulted in some being converted into hymns.

Births on 25 December:
W C Field (1946)
Annie Lennox (1954)
Alannah Myles (1955)
Princess Alexandra (1936)
Sissy Spacek (1949)
Charlie Chaplin (1889)
Sir Isaac Newton (1642)

Deaths on 25 December:
Conrad Hilton (1979)
Humphrey Bogart (1957)
Dorothy Wordsworth (1855)

Christmas Trivia
Did You Know:
St Francis of Assisi introduced Christmas Carols to formal church services.

Did You Also Know:
The actual gift givers are different in various countries:
Spain and South America: The Three Kings
Italy: La Befana (a kindly old witch)
England: Father Christmas
France: Pere Noel (Father Christmas)
Russia: In some parts - Babouschka (a grandmotherly figure)
Other parts it is Grandfather Frost.
Germany: Christkind (angelic messenger from Jesus)
She is a beautiful fair haired girl
with a shining crown of candles.
Scandinavia: a variety of Christmas gnomes.
One is called Julenisse
Holland: St Nicholas.

The first church the Dutch built in New York City was named in St Nicholas' honour -St Nicholas Church.

Births on 25 December:
W C Field (1946)
Annie Lennox (1954)
Alannah Myles (1955)
Princess Alexandra (1936)
Sissy Spacek (1949)
Charlie Chaplin (1889)
Sir Isaac Newton (1642)

Deaths on 25 December:
Conrad Hilton (1979)
Humphrey Bogart (1957)
Dorothy Wordsworth (1855)

Christmas Trivia
Did You Know:
In 1643, the British Parliament officially abolishes the celebration of Christmas.

Did You Also Know:
The actual gift givers are different in various countries:
Spain and South America: The Three Kings
Italy: La Befana (a kindly old witch)
England: Father Christmas
France: Pere Noel (Father Christmas)
Russia: In some parts - Babouschka (a grandmotherly figure)
Other parts it is Grandfather Frost.
Germany: Christkind (angelic messenger from Jesus)
She is a beautiful fair haired girl
with a shining crown of candles.
Scandinavia: a variety of Christmas gnomes.
One is called Julenisse
Holland: St Nicholas.

In Switzerland during the Reformation, all instrumental and choral music was banned from churches. In Germany, disapproval of carols resulted in some being converted into hymns.

Births on 25 December:
W C Field (1946)
Annie Lennox (1954)
Alannah Myles (1955)
Princess Alexandra (1936)
Sissy Spacek (1949)
Charlie Chaplin (1889)
Sir Isaac Newton (1642)

Deaths on 25 December:
Conrad Hilton (1979)
Humphrey Bogart (1957)
Dorothy Wordsworth (1855)

Christmas Trivia
Did You Know:
St Francis of Assisi introduced Christmas Carols to formal church services.

Did You Also Know:
At midnight on Christmas Eve 1914 firing from the German trenches suddenly stopped. A German brass band began playing Christmas carols. Early, Christmas morning, the German soldiers came out of their trenches, approaching the allied lines, calling "Merry Christmas". At first the allied soldiers thought it was a trick, but they soon climbed out of their trenches and shook hands with the German soldiers. The truce lasted a few days, and the men exchanged presents of cigarettes and plum puddings, sang carols and songs. They even played a game of Soccer.

The first church the Dutch built in New York City was named in St Nicholas' honour -St Nicholas Church.

Births on 25 December:
W C Field (1946)
Annie Lennox (1954)
Alannah Myles (1955)
Princess Alexandra (1936)
Sissy Spacek (1949)
Charlie Chaplin (1889)
Sir Isaac Newton (1642)

Deaths on 25 December:
Conrad Hilton (1979)
Humphrey Bogart (1957)
Dorothy Wordsworth (1855)

Christmas Trivia
Did You Know:
The Puritans in America tried to make Thanksgiving Day the most important annual festival instead of Christmas.

Did You Also Know:
In 1834, Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert brought the first Christmas tree to Windsor Castle for the Royal family. December 6 is St Nicholas's Day - the first of the gift giving days, especially in Holland and Belgium.

The biggest selling Christmas single of all time is
Bing Crosby's White Christmas.

Births on 25 December:
W C Field (1946)
Annie Lennox (1954)
Alannah Myles (1955)
Princess Alexandra (1936)
Sissy Spacek (1949)
Charlie Chaplin (1889)
Sir Isaac Newton (1642)

Deaths on 25 December:
Conrad Hilton (1979)
Humphrey Bogart (1957)
Dorothy Wordsworth (1855)

Christmas Trivia
Did You Know:
In 1643, the British Parliament officially abolishes the celebration of Christmas.

Did You Also Know:
Some priests in Australia advise you to say "Happy Christmas", not "Merry Christmas", because Merry has connotations of getting drunk - which brings its own problems. One should say "Happy" instead.

The biggest selling Christmas single of all time is
Bing Crosby's White Christmas.

Births on 25 December:
W C Field (1946)
Annie Lennox (1954)
Alannah Myles (1955)
Princess Alexandra (1936)
Sissy Spacek (1949)
Charlie Chaplin (1889)
Sir Isaac Newton (1642)

Deaths on 25 December:
Conrad Hilton (1979)
Humphrey Bogart (1957)
Dorothy Wordsworth (1855)

Christmas Trivia
Did You Know:
In 1836, Alabama is the first state in the USA to declare Christmas a legal holiday.

Did You Also Know:
In 1907, Oklahoma became the last USA state to declare Christmas a legal holiday.

In Switzerland during the Reformation, all instrumental and choral music was banned from churches. In Germany, disapproval of carols resulted in some being converted into hymns.

Births on 25 December:
W C Field (1946)
Annie Lennox (1954)
Alannah Myles (1955)
Princess Alexandra (1936)
Sissy Spacek (1949)
Charlie Chaplin (1889)
Sir Isaac Newton (1642)

Deaths on 25 December:
Conrad Hilton (1979)
Humphrey Bogart (1957)
Dorothy Wordsworth (1855)

Christmas Trivia
Did You Know:
The first printed reference to Christmas trees
appeared in Germany in 1531.

Did You Also Know:
In 1907, Oklahoma became the last USA state to declare Christmas a legal holiday.

Tinsel on the Christmas Tree is attributed to a woman whose husband died. She was left to bring up a large family of children herself. She was left to do everything working so hard and she was determined to make a happy time for them at Christmas. She prepared a Christmas Tree to surprise them on Christmas Day. Unfortunately spiders visited the tree, and crawled from branch to branch, making webs all over it.

Births on 25 December:
W C Field (1946)
Annie Lennox (1954)
Alannah Myles (1955)
Princess Alexandra (1936)
Sissy Spacek (1949)
Charlie Chaplin (1889)
Sir Isaac Newton (1642)

Deaths on 25 December:
Conrad Hilton (1979)
Humphrey Bogart (1957)
Dorothy Wordsworth (1855)

Christmas Trivia
Did You Know:
In 1836, Alabama is the first state in the USA to declare Christmas a legal holiday.

Did You Also Know:
Every year since 1947 the people in Oslo have given a Christmas tree to the city of Westminster. The gift is an expression of goodwill and gratitude for Britain's help to Norway in the 1939-1945 war.

The Christ Child saw the tree and knew she would be devastated to find this on Christmas morning. He changed the spiders' webs to shining silver.

Births on 25 December:
W C Field (1946)
Annie Lennox (1954)
Alannah Myles (1955)
Princess Alexandra (1936)
Sissy Spacek (1949)
Charlie Chaplin (1889)
Sir Isaac Newton (1642)

Deaths on 25 December:
Conrad Hilton (1979)
Humphrey Bogart (1957)
Dorothy Wordsworth (1855)

Christmas Trivia
Did You Know:
Silent Night was written in 1818, by an Austrian priest Joseph Mohr. He was told the day before Christmas that the church organ was broken and would not be prepared in time for Christmas Eve. He was saddened by this and could not think of Christmas without music, so he wanted to write a carol that could be sung by choir to guitar music. He sat down and wrote three stanzas. Later that night the people in the little Austrian Church sang "Stille Nacht" for the first time.

Did You Also Know:
The first American Christmas carol was written in 1649
by a minister named John de Brebeur and is called
"Jesus is Born".

The Christ Child saw the tree and knew she would be devastated to find this on Christmas morning. He changed the spiders' webs to shining silver.

Births on 25 December:
W C Field (1946)
Annie Lennox (1954)
Alannah Myles (1955)
Princess Alexandra (1936)
Sissy Spacek (1949)
Charlie Chaplin (1889)
Sir Isaac Newton (1642)

Deaths on 25 December:
Conrad Hilton (1979)
Humphrey Bogart (1957)
Dorothy Wordsworth (1855)