kittenclaws
gona be slim geek
1. one out of every seven gifts was binned, sold on ebay or given to charity last year
2. it takes 2 days for a 6ft christmas tree to consume a gallon of water
3. cliff richard has had 3 no1's at christmas with I LOVE YOU, MISTLETOE AND WINE AND SAVIOURS DAY
4. britons send 2billion pieces of mail in the 4 weeks leading to christmas (secret santa gifts are in there somewhare, lol)
5. the average person gains 5lb over the christmas period
6. 6 million rolls of sellotape are sold in the run up to christmas, 369,000km thats 55 times the length of the river thames
7. there have been 7 white christmases in london in the last 50 years
8. 8 teachers in england and wales have said they have recieved a gift costing more than £100 from a pupil
9. only 9 songs with a festive theme have ever made no 1
10. 1 in 10 will cook a christmas dinner for 10 or more people
11. 11 million christmas cakes will be scoffed on christmas day
12. the average christmas lunch costs £12 a head without alcohol
13. rupert grint was 13 when he shot to fame as ron weasley in the 2001 christmas blockbuster harry potter and the sorcerers stone
14. an average of 14 sprouts per person are eaten over christmas
15. there are 15 peoductions of jack and the beanstalk across the uk this year
16. the sun sets on christmas eve at 3.55pm and rises at 8.05am in the uk, that leaves santa 16 hours to deliver the prezzies
17. an average of 17 cards per person in the uk end up in the bin after christmas
18. the carol SILENT NIGHT was composed in 1818 with music by franz gruber and lyrics by joseph mohr
19. 19.3 million viewers watched raiders of the lost ark on christmas day 1984, one of uk tellys highest ever rated christmas day films
20. we spend an average of £20 on crackers and cards each year
21. the height of the christmas tree in trafalgar square easc year averages 21.5m the same as 2 double decker busses
22. the total no of turtle doves given by the 12th day of christmas is 22
23. the 32rd uk christmas no1 since charts began was LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS by mud, in 1974
24. a woman weighing 9.6st will have to walk 24miles to walk off a 2000cal christmas dinner
25. jesus wasnt the only one born on 25th december, babylonians believe the son of the queen of heaven was born then, the ancient egyptians, the son of fertility godess, isis, and the ancient arabs ,the moon
2. it takes 2 days for a 6ft christmas tree to consume a gallon of water
3. cliff richard has had 3 no1's at christmas with I LOVE YOU, MISTLETOE AND WINE AND SAVIOURS DAY
4. britons send 2billion pieces of mail in the 4 weeks leading to christmas (secret santa gifts are in there somewhare, lol)
5. the average person gains 5lb over the christmas period
6. 6 million rolls of sellotape are sold in the run up to christmas, 369,000km thats 55 times the length of the river thames
7. there have been 7 white christmases in london in the last 50 years
8. 8 teachers in england and wales have said they have recieved a gift costing more than £100 from a pupil
9. only 9 songs with a festive theme have ever made no 1
10. 1 in 10 will cook a christmas dinner for 10 or more people
11. 11 million christmas cakes will be scoffed on christmas day
12. the average christmas lunch costs £12 a head without alcohol
13. rupert grint was 13 when he shot to fame as ron weasley in the 2001 christmas blockbuster harry potter and the sorcerers stone
14. an average of 14 sprouts per person are eaten over christmas
15. there are 15 peoductions of jack and the beanstalk across the uk this year
16. the sun sets on christmas eve at 3.55pm and rises at 8.05am in the uk, that leaves santa 16 hours to deliver the prezzies
17. an average of 17 cards per person in the uk end up in the bin after christmas
18. the carol SILENT NIGHT was composed in 1818 with music by franz gruber and lyrics by joseph mohr
19. 19.3 million viewers watched raiders of the lost ark on christmas day 1984, one of uk tellys highest ever rated christmas day films
20. we spend an average of £20 on crackers and cards each year
21. the height of the christmas tree in trafalgar square easc year averages 21.5m the same as 2 double decker busses
22. the total no of turtle doves given by the 12th day of christmas is 22
23. the 32rd uk christmas no1 since charts began was LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS by mud, in 1974
24. a woman weighing 9.6st will have to walk 24miles to walk off a 2000cal christmas dinner
25. jesus wasnt the only one born on 25th december, babylonians believe the son of the queen of heaven was born then, the ancient egyptians, the son of fertility godess, isis, and the ancient arabs ,the moon
