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True or False? - There is a club in Britain for people who don´t like Christmas, called the "Christmas? Bah, Humbug! Club" and it has about 50 members
True! The club was started by John Richards who thought Christmas was a waste of time.
True or False? - Turkeys have existed in their present form for 10 million years. That´s 100 times longer than Homo sapiens.
True! The birds originally came from Mexico and were first imported into Britain by 16th century traders.)
True or False? - Turkey used to be the traditional Christmas food but it´s popularity has fallen. Only 43% of people in the UK eat roast turkey on Christmas Day.
False. More than 10 million turkeys are sold every year. More than 87% of people in the UK eat them.
True or False? - The word Xmas is an abbreviation of Christmas ans was first used in the 1940s by shop owners who thought the word Christmas was too long.
False! It has been around for 600 years. The X represents the Greek letter "chi" which is the first letter of "Christos (Christ).
True or False? - Christmas cards were invented by Sir Henry Cole in 1843. He had lots of friends and didn´t want to write letters to all of them.
True! He was an early Victorian publisher wh was also responsible for the Victoria and Albert museum, the Albert Hall and public toilets.
True or False? - New Year´s Eve in Scotland is called Hogmanay.
True!
True or False? - The day after Christmas day - 26th December - is called Boxing Day.
True! It was traditionally the day when people gave presents - christmas boxes - to servants, postmen, rubbish collectors etc.
True or False? - The song White Christmas has 50 recorded versions.
False! It has more than 500 recorded versions in various languages. The best-selling being the Bing Crosby version.
True or False? - Santa Claus has an email address.
True! You can contact him at: Santa@northpole.net
True or False? A Christmas cracker is a cylindrical object that two people pull at Christmas. It breaks open and the person with the biggest piece wins what´s inside.
True! It´s typically done during lunch/dinner on Christmas day and usually contains a terrible joke and some small gifts.
What plant do you kiss under at Christmas?
Mistletoe
True or False? - The tradition of having a Christmas Tree originated in France.
False! Germany is credited with creating the tradition in the 16th century.
What presents did the three wise men bring to baby Jesus?
Gold, Frankinscence and Myrrh
What type of animal pulls Santa´s sleigh?
Reindeer.
What do many people watch at 3pm on Christmas Day in Britain?
The Queen´s Speech
What is the name of the main character in Charles Dickens´s "A Christmas Carol"?
(Ebeneezer) Scrooge