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"Silent Night" was the first song played in space.

False. It was "Jingle Bells."

Years ago, Christmas trees were decorated with candles and apples.

True.

Santa Clause "moved" to the North Pole in the 1800s.

True. At the time, there had recently been a series of expeditions to the Arctic, and the North Pole was thought of as a mythical, magical place.

The stars at the top of the Christmas tree come from Canada.

False. It's a tradition from the Philippines. Torches are prepared in the shape of five-pointed stars, which illuminate house doors.

The first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was actually small.

True. These days, the famous tree features more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights.

Gift cards are the most popular gift item during Christmas shopping.

True.

The Christmas tree in the Rockefeller Center in New York City (USA), which reaches 24 metres, is the highest in the world.

False. In Dortmund (Germany), there is also a great rival: a 45-meter-high natural fir tree located in the centre of the traditional Christmas market.

The busiest shopping day of the year is the Christmas Eve.

False. It's actually the Saturday before Christmas. This day is known as "Panic Saturday."

It is forbidden (prohibido) to have a barbecue in Australia on Christmas Day.

False. They often have one.

Santa Claus wore green instead of red.

True. He started wearing red because of Coca-Cola!

The tradition of gift-giving during Christmas dates back to ancient Rome.

True.

"Jingle Bells" was originally a Thanksgiving song.

True. It was written by James Lord Piermont in 1857 for his church's Thanksgiving concert.

The first Christmas cards were sold in London in 1443.

False. The first Christmas cards were sold in London in 1843.

We have kissed under the mistletoe for 100 years.

False. It comes from Norse mythology. Frigg, the goddess of love, promised to kiss anyone who passed under the berry-laden plant after it saved her son's life.

In Japan, it's tradition for people to enjoy a Kentucky fried Christmas.

True.

Santa Claus has his own postal code in the United States.

False. He has his own postal code in Canada, it's "H0H 0H0."

The Bible specifies that Christ was born on the eve of the 25th of December.

False. It doesn't specify a date.

Santa's sleigh does not travel at the speed of light.

True. It travels at 99.999999% of the speed of light to complete its task, assuming it visits 800 million houses around the world.

1 in 3 people buy their pets a Christmas present.

True.

The abbreviation "Xmas" is a recent word.

False. The word actually dates back to the mid-1500s, and gets its roots from the Greek letter X—which is the first letter in the Greek word for Christ.