List of Christmas Trivia You Might Be Surprised
CHRISTMAS TRIVIA – Here are 10 very surprising facts about the Christmas season that many people do not know.
The Christmas season is here once again. While it comes every year, there are still a lot of Christmas trivia that many people don’t know and you can check on them below which includes one of the best Christmas songs of all-time. Be ready to be surprised!
1. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer almost had a different name.
Rudolph is a popular animal character in the Christmas season. Created by Robert L. May, the creator was actually initially considering the names Rollo and Reginald before picking Rudolph.
2. ‘Jingle Bells’ was originally a Thanksgiving song.
One of the most popular Christmas songs that you can hear everywhere during the Christmas season is “Jingle Bells”. It was written by James Lord Piermont in 1857 and it was penned for a Thanksgiving conert in his church.
3. Santa Claus has his own Canadian postal code.
In Canada, Santa Claus actually has his own postal code which is “H0H 0H0” thus the letters sent to Santa at the North Pole don’t always go unanswered.
4. ‘The Grinch’ is the highest-grossing Christmas film of all time.
There are a lot of movies crossing the surfing every Christmas season. Another Christmas trivia is that the film “The Grinch” which is a computer-animated movie released in 2018 is the highest-grossing film after amassing $512,858,819 worldwide. It is followed by the 1990 Christmas classic film Home Alone.
5. Why Santa Claus lives in North Pole?
It was popular political cartoonist Thomas Nast who made North Pole being Santa Claus’ residence popular. Then, there were a lot of expeditions to the Arctic and the North Pole was believed to be a magical place.
6. “Xmas” is not a new term.
A lot of people say that “Chirst” in Christmas should not be replaced with “X” to be “Xmas”. However, the term has already been existent since mid 1500s as the letter X is the first letter in the Greek word for Christ.
7. Fisbee is the name of the original Elf on the Shelf.
Another popular belief on Christmas season is the Elf on the Shelf which is believe to report to Santa Claus at night and return in a different position the next day. A Christmas trivia — the elf’s original name is Fisbee which is inspired by the own toy of the Elf on the Shelf creator.
8. Jingle Bells was the first song played in space.
Also one of the surprising Christmas trivia is that the song Jingle Bells which is now associated to the Christmas celebration was the first song played in space on December 16, 1965 during NASA’s Gemini 6A space flight.
9. The Christmas tree tradition started in Germany.
In the 16th Century, the Christmas tree tradition began when Christian families set up trees in their homes and decorated them with lighted candles.
10. Hansel and Gretel‘s story inspired the gingerbread houses.
After the story of Hansel and Gretel was released in 1812, the gingerbread houses gained more fame.