The Interesting Story About Christmas

There's little more than a month to go before Christmas and while most people know Santa doesn't travel by airplane, try telling an aviation enthusiast that! If you've got a brother, sister, mum or dad that is mad about all things aviation, then maybe you should think about the following gifts this Christmas. Even if you don't follow the same interest as your gift-receiver, you should still find out what their favourite airplane is. Aviation has had some absolutely fascinating engineering conquests in its time, from the incredibly large modern A380 commercial Airbus to the legendary Spitfire - which played a crucial part in the Second World War.

You can easily get replica scaled-models of these planes from many outlets and toy shops that will sit well on any shelf. For a puzzle enthusiast you can also get an array of aircraft. Finally, for younger persons or children you could even get them an Airfix or Lego kit so they can have a go at building their own aircraft! The most common fancy tale that everyone tells, particularly to children, is about Santa Claus, also called St. Nicholas. But even if it were accepted that Santa Claus existed, where does he live and how is he able to get to all the houses of good boys and girls on Christmas Eve? In the United States, Santa Claus is said to have two homes. There is a home in Torrington, Connecticut, which is used as a distribution point for Santa and his many helpers, who are elves, to hand out gifts. And then, a second home is said to be located in Wilmington, New York, and that is where Santa Claus and his delivery reindeer crew are located.

A lot of what is widely regarded as true about Christmas or held as a tradition cannot or has not been verified, or, has changed through the years. Even Christmas Day itself, Dec. 25, has been questioned about whether that is the exact day on which Jesus was born. Skeptics have asked why would shepherds be out in the cold watching their flocks by night during the winter. Those skeptics have put forward the thought that Jesus may really have been born in the spring instead. It is therefore little wonder that there are many fancy stories and tales that are told about Christmas and the Christmas season. The tradition of Christmas tree as it exists today comes from Germany by way of immigrants. But it isn't clear how the tradition really gained a foothold in Germany. One story is that Christians in Germany during the 16th century started to bring trees that were decorated into their homes. Some of those Christians would build pyramids for Christmas. The pyramids were made of wood and would be decorated with evergreens and candles if wood was in short supply. If mere mortals got a chance to question Santa, then he also would likely have some questions for us humans. He may want to know whose idea was it to have Christmas trees and for the gifts to be placed under them.