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Spode Christmas Tree Mugs

Author: | Filed under: Cheap Ideas For Christmas Gifts, Christmas Mugs Monday Nov 30,2009

Warm up the holidays with this festive set of four beverage mugs in Spode’s beloved Christmas Tree pattern. Brimming with steaming hot cider, coffee, cocoa or spicy mulled wine, this straight-sided 9-ounce cup offers a lovely presentation before, after or during meals with a cheerful thematic spirit. A traditional design since 1938, the Christmas Tree [...]

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Snowman Christmas Mug

Author: | Filed under: Cheap Ideas For Christmas Gifts, Christmas Mugs Monday Nov 30,2009

A great match for our Peppermint Snowman teapot, these mugs are a great value and feature the same lovely design. Each mug boasts a happy snowman on the front, and a beautifully trimmed Christmas tree on the reverse. Raised snowflakes on the body of the mug, and an adorable peppermint design on the handle makes [...]

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Nightmare Before Christmas Coffee Mug

Author: | Filed under: Cheap Ideas For Christmas Gifts, Christmas Mugs Monday Nov 30,2009

For fans of Nightmare Before Christmas! Enjoy your coffee in this coffee mug which measures approximately 5 inches. (more…) Share and Enjoy: Related posts Save Money On Christmas Gifts (0) Christmas Snowman Snow Globe (0) The Connoisseur Gift Basket (8) Snowman Christmas Mug (0) The Gift Wrap Company Christmas Crackers (0)

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Christmas Facts

1. Christmas trees were first lighted with actual candles, which presented a fire hazard. As a result containers filled with water had to be kept near the Christmas tree.
2. Workers in the construction industry are responsible for the tradition of having a Christmas tree on display at Rockefeller Center in New York City. They are credited with placing an undecorated tree at the site in the early 1930s.
3. Since the mid-1960s, The National Christmas Tree Association has maintained a presence in the White House at Christmas by donating a Christmas tree to the First Family.
4. The former Woolworth department store first sold manufactured Christmas tree ornaments in 1880.

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5. Plastic became the primary material used to make tinsel after their use for decorative purposes was at one time prohibited because lead was used in the manufacturing process.
6. The idea of Christmas greeting cards started in Britain in the late 1830s when John Calcott Horsley started to produce small cards that had festive scenes and a holiday greeting written inside. Similar cards were also being made in the United States at about the same time by R.H. Pease, in Albany, New York, and Louis Prang, who was a German immigrant. The idea of sending the greeting cards during Christmas gained popularity in both countries about 10 years later when new postal delivery services started.

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7. The shortened form Xmas for Christmas has been popular in Europe since the 1500s. It is believed to be derived from the Greek word 'Xristos' which means Christ.
8. According to the National Confectioners Association, for 200 years candy canes were only made in the color of white and it wasn't until in the 1950s that a machine was invented that could automate the production of candy canes.

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