Before turkey, what was the traditional Christmas Day meal in England?
The traditional choices were beef, venison and wild boar, but the Tudors also ate a range of wild animals and birds that we wouldn’t eat today, including badger, blackbird and woodcock. Turkeys first came to England during the Tudor period were seen as an exotic delicacy.

Where is the oldest Christmas market in the world?
Striezelmarkt Christmas Market in Dresden is not only one of the most beautiful and biggest Christmas markets in Germany (and perhaps Europe) but it is almost certainly the oldest in the world.

Where does the name Boxing Day come from?
26 December is called Boxing Day. It hasn’t always been a holiday. People used to go back to work on that day where their bosses gave them little Christmas presents in small boxes. That’s why the day is called Boxing Day.

Why do we give chocolate coins for Christmas?
As a Christmas tradition, the chocolate coin giving is said to be inspired by the deeds of Saint Nicholas in the fourth century, with chocolate coins introduced some time after chocolate’s introduction into Europe in the sixteenth century.

Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Чарльз Диккенс

Who bought the Christmas tree in England?
A Christmas tree for German soldiers in a temporary hospital in 1871Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s consort, is usually credited with having introduced the Christmas tree into England in 1840.

When do the 12 days of Christmas start?
The 12 days of Christmas is the period in Christian theology that marks the span between the birth of Christ and the coming of the Magi, the three wise men. It begins on December 25 (Christmas) and runs through January 6 (the Epiphany, sometimes also called Three Kings’ Day).