Pozieres school shares some fun Christmas facts

Did you know Jingle Bells wasn't always a Christmas song?

Merry Christmas from all the students at Pozieres. Picture: Contributed

WE ARE all now beginning to relax and look forward to a break.

During this last week of school we have been researching interesting facts about Christmas.

For instance:

- Jingle Bells was written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas.

- Rudolph's red nose is probably the result of a parasitic infection of his respiratory system.

- In Germany, Poland and Ukraine, finding a spider or a spider's web on a Christmas tree is believed to be a harbinger of good luck.

- The Christmas tree made its way to America in the 1830s but wasn't popular until 1846, after Germany's Prince Albert brought it to England when he married Queen Victoria. The two were sketched in front of a Christmas tree and the tradition instantly became popular. Royal fever was real even back then.

All that remains is to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Originally published as Pozieres school shares some fun Christmas facts