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DID YOU KNOW? The original lyrics to "Hark! The Herald Angel Sing" were "Hark! How the Welkin rings!" Welkin is an old, English term for Heaven. A preacher later tweaked the lyric.
24 days before Christmas!
DID YOU KNOW? In 1914 during World War I there was a now famous Christmas truce in the trenches between the British and the Germans. They exchanged gifts across a neutral no manโs land, played football together, and decorated their shelters.
30 days before Christmas!
DID YOU KNOW? The largest artificial Christmas tree measures 170.6 feet and can be found in Brazil.
DID YOU KNOW? The largest Christmas star ornament measures 103 feet and eight inches tall and can be found in India. โญ๏ธโจ
39 days before Christmas! ๐ฒ๐
DID YOU KNOW? The smallest Christmas card was made by scientists at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom in 2010. At only 200 x 290 micrometers in size, 8,276 of these cards would fit in one postage stamp.
44 days before Christmas!
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DID YOU KNOW? The mistletoes is the symbol of love and laughter. The tradition of a kiss under the mistletoe is a way of asking for the blessings of the spirits of Christmas through the mistletoe. โค
51 days before Christmas! ๐๐๐