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MINCE PIE According to tradition, eating at least one what on each of the 12 days of Christmas is thought to bring luck for the coming year? 1 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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Who had a top ten hit single in 1956 with... ‘I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas?’ THE GOONS 2 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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Born on Christmas Day 1954 the one time singer with the Eurythmics, can you name who it is? ANNIE LENNOX 3 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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Which English leader prohibited the singing of Christmas songs? OLIVER CROMWELL 4 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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On Christmas day 1914, British & German soldiers famously called a temporary truce by playing which ‘sport’ together? FOOTBALL 5 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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In which country was tinsel invented in during the 1600s...Germany, France, Spain or Italy? GERMANY 6 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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By what name is ‘Boxing Day’ known as on the Isle of Man... Wren Day, Turkey Day, Goose Day or Chicken Day? WREN DAY 7 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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What fruit is used to make a traditional Christingle? ORANGE 8 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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Yorkshire man William Strickland is believed to have brought the first what to Britain from North America in 1526? TURKEY 9 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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The American ad-writer Robert L. May invented which colourful Christmas character in 1939? RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER 10 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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Who had a Christmas number one in the UK in 1974 with... Lonely This Christmas? MUD 11 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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What flower is traditionally connected with Christmas? POINSETTIA 12 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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Why do we shorten Christmas to Xmas? X IS THE FIRST LETTER OF THE GREEK WORD FOR CHRIST 13 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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According to tradition, on which date should you put up your Christmas Tree? DECEMBER 24 TH 14 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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Which song was heard on both sides of the trenches on Christmas Eve 1914? SILENT NIGHT/STILLE NACHT 15 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, how many children does Bob Cratchit have? SIX 16 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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From which animated short film does the song "Walking In The Air“ come? THE SNOWMAN 17 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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What is the popular name for little baked sausages wrapped in rashers of streaky bacon? PIGS IN BLANKETS 18 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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According to the lyrics of the famous Christmas song, what was Frosty The Snowman's nose made from? A BUTTON 19 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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On Christmas Day in 1950 what was stolen from Westminster Abbey? THE STONE OF SCONE/STONE OF DESTINY 20 CLICK ON THE LIGHTS
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