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Santa Claus (also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, or Saint Nick) is the American, Latin American, and British variant of the European folk myth of Saint Nicholas, explaining the source of Christmas presents given to children on Christmas Day. Source: Wikipedia
In the early 17th century, a wave of religious reform changed the way Christmas was celebrated in Europe. When Oliver Cromwell and his Puritan forces took over England in 1645, they vowed to rid England of decadence and, as part of their effort, cancelled Christmas. By popular demand, Charles II was restored to the throne and, with him, came the return of the popular holiday. Source: History Channel
White Christmas (1954): directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney. Plot Summary: After leaving the Army after W.W.II, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis team up to become a top song-and-dance act … User Comments: Slick, Schmaltzy Holiday Charmer. Source: IMDb
Christmas statistics for Canada (December 1998)
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600 christmas tree fires |
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33 people died |
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112 people seriously injured |
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Over $21,000,000 damage |
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Mistletoe: an evergreen plant with small white fruits and pale yellow flowers which grows on trees, often used as a Christmas decoration:
Chris and Pat were kissing under the mistletoe at the office party.
Cambridge Online Dictionaries
The Twelve Days of Christmas
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Harrod’s Christmas Pudding
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Christmas anagrams
Christmas time = It emits charms
Father Christmas = This charmer’s fat and He’s fat, smart, rich
Christmas = Trims cash
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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A turkey never voted for an early Christmas. (Irish)
A good conscience is a continual Christmas (Benjamin Franklin)
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