Many peoples favorite carol “Jingle Bells” written in 1857 was actually written for thanksgiving and was called “on horse open sleigh!”
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Edward Johnson invented the first electrical tree lights in 1882.
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Christmas pudding, was initially a soup made with raisins and wine.
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Glenn Close had some candid thoughts about the Oscars, and admitted that she didn’t believe that Gwyneth Paltrow being awarded an Oscar for her performance in “Shakespeare in Love” doesn’t “make sense.”
As the seven-time Oscar nominee opens up about her thoughts on the Academy Awards during ABC News’ interview she comments that
“I honestly feel that to be nominated by your peers is about as good as it gets,” she explained. “And then, I’ve never understood how you could honestly compare performances, you know? I remember the year Gwyneth Paltrow won over that incredible actress who was in Central Station [Fernanda Montenegro] and I thought, ‘What?’ It doesn’t make sense.”
Although Paltrow’s performance in Shakespeare in Love became a monumental role in her career, the actress almost didn’t join the cast.
The first ever artificial Christmas tree was a German tree made of dyed goose feathers.
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Our needley favorite, the Christmas tree, doesn’t need to be thrown away every year, some parts are edible including the needles themselves which are a source of Vitamin C.
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Rudolph isn’t as historic as we believe; it was actually created in 1938 by a US marketing company.
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