1. True. In 1647, the English parliament passed a law that made Christmas illegal, all festivities were
banned by the Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell. He thought that it was immoral to celebrate and have
fun on a holy day. The ban was lifted only when Cromwell lost power in 1660.
2. False.
3. True. Christmas celebrations were banned until 1992 after the 1917 Revolution.
4. True.
5. False. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, thieves, children, and students
in Greece, Belgium, France, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Albania, Russia, the Republic of Macedonia,
Slovakia, Serbia, and Montenegro. He is also the patron saint of Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Barranquilla, Bari,
Beit Jala, Fribourg, Huguenots, Kozani, Liverpool, Paternopoli, Sassari, Siggiewi, and Lorraine. He was also
a patron of the Varangian Guard of the Byzantine emperors, who protected his relics in Bari. (source:Wikipedia)
6. False. On average, 13 per cent of British families attend church on Christmas Day.
7. True. The first known electrically illuminated Christmas tree was the creation of Edward H. Johnson, a
friend of inventor Thomas Edison. While he was vice president of the Edison Electric Light Company, he had
Christmas tree light bulbs especially made for him. He proudly displayed his Christmas tree, which had 80 red,
white and blue electric incandescent light bulbs the size of walnuts, on December 22, 1882 at his home on
Fifth Avenue in New York City. (source: Wikipedia)
8. False.
9. True.
10. True. The unrated version of the film has the record for the most profanities in a Christmas film, including
170 uses of "fuck", 74 uses of "shit", 31 uses of "ass", 10 uses of "bitch", and 1 use of "bastard" (source: imdb.com)

to pass a law = aprobar una ley  /  to ban = prohibir
to lift a ban = quitar una prohibición  /  wise = sabio
Three wise men = los Reyes Magos  /  a pair of stockings = un par de medias
Christmas stocking (calcetín Navideño)  /  forbidden = prohibido
light bulb = bombilla  /  walnut = nuez