Priest Forced to Apologize After Telling Kids That Santa Claus Wasn’t Real
An English vicar stands accused of ruining Christmas for a class of Year Six students by saying that Santa Claus didn’t exist and their parents were the ones putting presents under the Christmas tree. Last week, Rev Dr Paul Chamberlain was supposed to speak about the birth of Jesus in front of Year Six pupils […]
The Story of the Most Over-the-Top Christmas Tree in History
Harold Lloyd is known as both one of Hollywood’s legendary stars of early 1900s silent comedy, and as the owner of a year-long Christmas tree adorned with over 5,000 colorful decorations. If you think yourself the kind of person that goes over the top when decorating the family Christmas tree, don’t beat yourself up too […]
Chinese Reality Show Blurs Christmas Symbols to Boycott Western Holidays
A popular Chinese reality show sparked controversy last month after pixelating all elements relating to Christmas on an episode shot in a luxurious hotel decorated for the Christian celebration. Mango TV, a subsidiary of state-controlled Hunan Television, aired the first episode of the sixth season of Who’s the Murderer, a popular online reality show, on […]
This Family Has Been Creating Beautiful Ice Trees Every Christmas, for Over 60 Years
Every year since 1961, the Veal family has been celebrating Christmas by creating their now-traditional giant ice tree on their property in Indianapolis, Indiana. It has become known as the Veal Ice Tree and is considered a seasonal tourist attraction. If you’ve had enough of traditional Christmas trees and you’re looking for something more original, […]
Small Italian Town Lights Up World’s Largest Christmas Tree
For nearly three decades, Gubbio, a small medieval town at the foot of Mount Ingino in Italy’s Umbria region, has held the Guinness Record for the world’s largest Christmas tree. In 1981, the 750-meter Christmas tree spread over the slope of Mount Ingino was lit up for the first time. Every year since, on the […]
Canadian Man Keeps Unopened Christmas Present from Girlfriend Who Dumped Him 47 Years Ago
Most of us can barely wait to open our Christmas presents every year, but one Canadian man has managed to keep one unopened for the past 47 years. Adrian Pearce of Edmonton received the gift in 1970 when he was a 17-year-old student at George S. Henry Secondary School in suburban Toronto. It was from […]
Couple Receive Hundreds of Mysterious Letters Addressed to Santa Claus, Fulfill Them All
Every holidays season for the past six years, Jim Glaub and Dylan Parker receive hundreds of letters to Santa Claus at their New York apartment. No one knows why this has been happening, or when exactly it started, but the two don’t much care. They’re just focused on making sure that every sender receives a Christmas […]
Man Fills His Home with 110 Decorated Christmas Trees
From the outside, Thomas Jeromin’s house, in Rinteln, Germany, doesn’t look at all out of the ordinary, but as they say, ‘it’s what’s inside that matters’, and in this case the inside is nothing short of spectacular – a forest of artificial Christmas trees, 110 to be exact, decorated with a whopping 16,000 baubles. Up […]
Mother Accused of Spoiling Her Kids with Mountain of Christmas Presents Buys Even More This Year
Emma Tapping, a mother-of-three from the Isle of Man, U.K, first made headlines last year, when she was accused of spoiling her children by getting them 87 Christmas presents each. That didn’t seem to bother her too much, as this year she bought even more gifts for them – 96 each. After Emma posted a picture […]
Man Spends a Full Month Decorating His Home for Christmas
People generally love decorating their homes for the winter holidays, but how many of us would actually put a whole month into making sure that the whole place is filled with Christmas decorations? Well, one man does it every year. 43-year-old Jack Baremans, from Etten-Leur, a commune in southern Netherlands, has always loved the Holidays. […]
Welcome to Santa University – Where Professional Santas Go to Hone Their Skills
Believe it or not, being a professional Santa is hard work. It’s not just about putting on a red suit and a fake beard and doing the best ‘ho-ho-ho’ you can muster. Some Santas actually take their job very seriously, so much so that they go to a university to sharpen their skills. Yes, Santa University […]
Australian Dad Lights Up Canberra with World’s Largest Christmas Lights Display
When Australian lawyer David Richards started decorating his family home for Christmas four years ago, little did he know that the simple pastime would snowball into a huge passion. The father-of-three is now a self-proclaimed ‘crazy Christmas lights guy’. Impressed with the display of lights at his home last year, Richards was invited to transform […]
Ugly Christmas Sweater Stores Prove Big Hit This Holiday Season
Remember those ugly sweaters your mom or aunt would buy you for Christmas? If you still have them hiding at the back of your closet, it’s time to get them out because they’re in style! That’s right, ugly Christmas sweaters are all the rage in the U.S. and Canada. Stores all over North America are stocking […]
Australian Family Set New Guinness Record with 502,165 Christmas Light Installation
We love it when the holidays are around the corner; there are just so many odd stories to talk about! Our first Christmas story this season is here: an Australian family who put up over half a million Christmas lights in their Canberra home and set a new Guinness World Record. This isn’t the first […]
Top 10 Most Unusual Christmas Trees of 2011
Every December, we hear reports of bizarre Christmas trees in the making, and on display. We bring you a roundup of 10 of the most unusual trees that caught our attention in the Christmas season of 2011. The Japanese Gold Tree We’ve previously featured this tree made completely of pure Gold, here on OC. A […]