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CHRISTMAS CHRONOLOGY

When did each event take place? Choose from the ten dates below.

1434 1610 1664 1847 1882 1892 1931 1955 1994 1995

1 The first tree at the Rockefeller Center .

2 was banned in England for being an ‘abominable and idolatrous confection’.

3 The first recorded mention of .

4 's , considered to be the first genuine , took place.

5 Colorado Springs' Continental Air Defense Command began what would later become NORAD Tracks Santa.

6 Mariah Carey released the song All I Want For Christmas

7 Tom Smith reputedly invented the first .

8 The first performance of The ballet.

9 The “Christmas Caravan” Coca Cola Christmas truck first appeared.

10 First string of electric lights used in New York City.

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CHRISTMAS CHRONOLOGY

When did each event take place? Choose from the ten dates below.

1434 1610 1664 1847 1882 1892 1931 1955 1994 1995

1 The first Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Center . 1931

2 Christmas Pudding was banned in England for being an 1664 ‘abominable and idolatrous confection’.

3 The first recorded mention of tinsel. 1610

4 Dresden's Striezelmarkt, considered to be the first genuine 1434 Christmas market, took place.

5 Colorado Springs' Continental Air Defense Command began what 1955 would later become NORAD Tracks Santa.

6 Mariah Carey released the song All I Want For Christmas 1994

7 Tom Smith reputedly invented the first Christmas cracker. 1847

8 The first performance of ballet. 1892

9 The “Christmas Caravan” Coca Cola Christmas truck first 1995 appeared.

10 First string of electric Christmas tree lights used in New York City. 1882

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