10 Shocking Facts About Christmas 

The very first official Christmas card was delivered by Queen Victoria. 

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Christmas was once forbidden in the US for 260 years. 

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In Austria, if you've been bad, you get Krampus instead of coal.

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Children in the US who write to Santa Claus have a fair probability of hearing back. 

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We wish you a Merry Christmas was first sung as a warning. 

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Going to KFC for Christmas dinner is a tradition in Japan. 

According to legend, candy canes were developed to calm choirboys. 

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In reality, Coca-Cola has nothing to do with how we view Santa Claus. 

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In England, Christmas trees were famed by Prince Charlotte. 

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The first song played in space was“Jingle Bells”.