5 Fast Facts About Christmas Video
In December 1965, "Jingle Bells" was the first song broadcast in space.
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!
In December 1965, "Jingle Bells" was the first song broadcast in space.
Did you know that it is considered bad luck to cut a mince pie with a knife?
Coca-Cola only made one change to Santa's appearance, and it wasn't making him red...
According to a study, around 1 and 1/4 cups of sprouts can actually help protect DNA inside our white blood cells.
Jim Carrey spent total of 92 days wearing The Grinch costume. It took 3 hours before each filming session to get into the suit.
During the Victorian period, robin skins were used as a bizarre ladies’ hat accessory.
Frozen was first suggested as an idea for a Disney movie in 1939, but took over 70 years to actually be produced & released.
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer first made an appearance in 1939, in a book written by Robert L May.
Our favorite festive pudding, the Christmas pudding, was initially a soup made with raisins and wine!
Saint Nicholas lived during the 4th Century - a time when their robes were red and white.
Alcohol and bad weather are probably the biggest factors for health related injuries during any holiday season.
In Frelinghien, a French village, there is a plaque dedicated solely to the Christmas truce of 1914.