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We wish you all a merry Christmas From everyone at billing garden centre ☺️

Did you know : that Between the 16th and 19th centuries global temperatures were significantly lower than normal in what was known as a “little ice age”. Charles Dickens grew up during this period and experienced snow for his first eight Christmases. This “White Christmas” experience influenced his writing and began a tradition of expectation for the holidays. 😮

Did you know : Come Christmas, people around the world enjoy all kinds of jolly-good fun! Many of the festive traditions we have in the UK today came about in the Victorian era – such as Christmas cards, gift-giving and crackers, as well as traditional foods like mince pies and roast turkey! Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert were huge fans of Christmas, in fact!

Did you know : When Prince Albert of Germany got a tree for his new wife, Queen Victoria of England, the tradition really took off across the pond. A drawing of the couple in front of a Christmas tree first appeared in the Illustrated London News in 1848. After that, more and more folks starting following suit.

Did you know : The tradition of Christmas crackers comes from an old French custom of giving gifts of paper-wrapped sugared almonds.

Did you know : The Montgomery Ward department store created Rudolph the Reindeer as a marketing gimmick to encourage children to buy their Christmas coloring books.

Did you know : The first United States Christmas stamp was issued in 1962 and featured a candle and wreaths in green and red. 😮

Did you know: A Boston industrialist closed his factory on Christmas Day and donated a turkey to all its workers after hearing Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

Did you know : The tallest living Christmas tree is believed to be the 122-foot, 91-year-old Douglas fir in the town of Woodinville, Washington.

Did you know : In Japan, there is a tradition, thanks to a 40-year-old marketing campaign, that KFC is consumed by the vast majority of the population on Christmas Eve.

Did you know : The highest-grossing Christmas movie is actually Jim Carrey’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas. 😮

Did you know : The most expensive Christmas tree was constructed in 2010. It was worth £6,975,880($8,660,206) and was on display at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. It had 181 pieces of jewelry adorning it. 😮

Did you know : Our modern day Santa Claus has to travel at more than the speed of light to deliver gifts to all the kids in the world and he would have 31 hours (considering all the times zones) on the Christmas day to get his favorite job done.

Did you know : The other name of ‘Christmas Tree’ is Yule-tree.

Did you know : The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square is donated to the people of London every year by the people of Oslo, Norway in thanks for their assistance during World War II.

Did you know : The image of Santa Claus flying his sleigh began in 1819 and was created by Washington Irving, the same author who dreamt up the Headless Horseman.

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Did you know : In 1942 Irving Berlin wrote White Christmas. The Bing Crosby version sold over 100 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling Christmas single of all time.😮

Did you know :

In Sweden, they leave a coffee for Santa instead of cookies

Seeing as though Father Christmas gets to eat a lot of sweet things on his journey around the world on Christmas eve, Swedish children leave him some coffee to give him more energy (and to warm him up) on his travels. ☺️

Did you know : In the US, there are 2 places known as Santa Claus and Santa, they are in Indiana and Idaho, respectively.😮

Did you know: A middle-aged tradition is to eat a mince pie every day of the twelve days of Christmas as it supposedly gives you 12 months of good luck. 😮

Did you know : The gold chocolate coins we receive at Christmas are to represent the gold St Nicholas supposedly gave to the poor.

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Did you know : The Beatles had Christmas number ones in 1963, 64, 65, and 67, giving them the record for the most Christmas number ones. 😮

Did you know : Our favorite pudding, the Christmas pudding, was initially a soup made with raisins and wine.

(I realised I’m a day behind with the countdown 😅 so two videos today)

Did you know : Noel actually comes from the French phrase “les bonnes nouvelles” or “the good news. 😮