Christmas Fun Facts

The idea of Santa Claus came from a saint named St. Nicholas.

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The song Jingle Bells was written for Christmas.

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In 1960s, Astronauts played "Jingle Bells" from space when they saw an unidentified flying object.

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We stay up until midnight on December 24 to welcome Christmas day with Media Noche.

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Santa has his own Canadian postal code in which you can send letters to him.

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Candy canes originated in Germany.

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In the Philippines, we do Night Masses or Simbang Gabi for 9 days before the actual Christmas.

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Bibingka and Puto Bumbong are very famous in the Philippines every Christmas season.

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Philippines has the shortest Christmas season in the world.

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In the Philippines, we call the gifts we receive as Aguinaldo.

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