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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:
Tom Smith who owned a sweet shop in London was the originator of the cracker. In the 1840s Tom found that people like sugar almonds, but while he was in France he discovered a variety of sweets wrapped up in a twist of paper. These bonbons were popular, so Tom decided to copy them. When Tom noticed that young men were buying them to give to their sweethearts he began to place "love mottoes"
on small slips of paper inside the sweet wrapping.

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:
Melbourne, Australia has a sporting Boxing Day tradition. The Melbourne Cricket Ground hosts a Cricket test match. Sometimes this attracts 90, 000 spectators. Cricket is Australia's premier Summer sport.

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

Did You Also Know:
In 1856, President Franklin Pierce decorates the first White House Christmas tree.

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:
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 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:
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:
In 1856, President Franklin Pierce decorates the first White House Christmas tree.

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:
December 26 was traditionally known as St Stephen's Day, but is more commonly known as Boxing Day. This expression came about because money was collected in alms-boxes placed in churches during the festive season. This money was then distributed during to the poor and needy after Christmas.

Did You Also Know:
Tom Smith who owned a sweet shop in London was the originator of the cracker. In the 1840s Tom found that people like sugar almonds, but while he was in France he discovered a variety of sweets wrapped up in a twist of paper. These bonbons were popular, so Tom decided to copy them. When Tom noticed that young men were buying them to give to their sweethearts he began to place "love mottoes"
on small slips of paper inside the sweet wrapping.

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:
Melbourne, Australia has a sporting Boxing Day tradition. The Melbourne Cricket Ground hosts a Cricket test match. Sometimes this attracts 90, 000 spectators. Cricket is Australia's premier Summer sport.

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 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:
St Francis of Assisi introduced Christmas Carols to formal church services.

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

Did You Also Know:
In 1846 Tom's thoughts turned towards Christmas - instead of sweets he thought he would place toys and novelties inside the twisted wrapping. He experimented with this and the idea of producing a wrapping that could be pulled apart - just like the cracker as we know it today.

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:
In 1643, the British Parliament officially abolishes the celebration of Christmas.

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 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)