Playlist:<\/p>\n
Band Aid – Do they know it’s Christmas?<\/p>\n
Jona Lewie – Stop the Cavalry<\/p>\n
Ben Haenow – You’ve got something I need<\/p>\n
Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmas Time<\/p>\n
The Smiths – What difference does It make?<\/p>\n
John Lennon & Yoko Ono – War is over<\/p>\n
The Jam – Going Underground<\/p>\n
Cyndi Lauper – Girls just wanna have fun<\/p>\n
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Riddle of the week:<\/p>\n
I’m white, and used for cutting and grinding. When I’m damaged, humans usually remove me or fill me. For most animals I am a useful tool.<\/p>\n
What am I?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
\nA: A tooth<\/p>\n
Reece’s<\/strong> Joke of the week:\u00a0Wow, honey, I never thought our son would go that far!
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\nYeah, the catapult is really amazing. Go get our daughter!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
Top 10: Christmas facts<\/p>\n
1. The first Christmas card was commissioned by Sir Henry Cole and was sent in 1843.<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0Christmas supposedly marks the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. But\u00a0there is no mention<\/a>\u00a0of December 25 in the Bible and most historians actually believe he was born in the spring.<\/p>\n
3. In 1913, a New York couple were arrested and fined $15 for kissing in the street on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n
4. In Poland at Christmas, spiders or spider webs are common trees decorations. Spiders are seen as signs of goodness and prosperity at Christmas.<\/p>\n
5. In Spain, they celebrate Misa del Gallo or \u201cMass of the Rooster\u201d on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n
6. Rudolph should probably be depicted without antlers as male reindeer shed theirs in winter.<\/p>\n
7. Santa\u2019s other eight reindeer and sleigh date back to 1823; Rudolph was only added in 1939.<\/p>\n
8. According to 16th century mystic Godfridus, if Christmas falls on a Thursday, winter shall be good and \u2018He that falleth in his bed shall soon recover.\u2019<\/p>\n
9. The Christmas gift wrap used in the UK every year would cover the island of Guernsey.<\/p>\n
10. The Santa Claus Foundation of Greenland voted Nelson Mandela its first Santa Claus of the year in 1995.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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