#23 Is it Christmas again?

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  1. 3. This day gets its name from all the money collected in church alms-boxes for the poor
  2. 6. This was the first song played in space, which was written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas.
  3. 7. This cyclone devastated the city of Darwin on Christmas Day 1974.
  4. 8. The postcode of Santa’s North Pole address in Canada.
  5. 10. At 225 tonnes, this is the largest Christmas gift in the world.
  6. 12. This military installation tracks Santa and provides his flight updates every year on Christmas Eve (acronym).
  7. 14. Elf on the Shelf.
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  1. 1. This reindeer made his debut in 1939 in a giveaway colouring book as part of a marketing gimmick.
  2. 2. The Latin word natalis, which means “day of birth,” is the origin the word.
  3. 4. The Medieval eggnog.
  4. 5. Viscum Album or ‘dung on a twig’.
  5. 9. This mythical beast is said to come around at Christmas time to punish naughty children.
  6. 11. Christmas gifts are usually exchanged on New Year’s Day in this country.
  7. 13. Turkey is nearly impossible to find in Japan, so most Japanese eat this as a traditional meal on Christmas.