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Ho ho ho, it’s that time of the year again 🎄
As the final countdown to Christmas day is well and truly on, we've put together a list with some of the best Christmas-related records ever.
You’re welcome!
Longest chain of sleds
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Back in 2017, a very fun event was held in a magical ski resort in Austria’s Bramberg, with the intention of attempting the record title of longest chain of sleds. 🛷
Hundreds of people attended and, in the end, 508 people rode down a slow slope together on one continuous sled, made out of 508 normal-sized sleds linked together!
Now that’s what we call a true winter snow spectacle. ❄️
Fastest time to eat 3 mince pies
Before we explain this record, we should warn you that you really, truly SHOULD NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.
The current record holder, Leah Shutkever (UK), is a competitive speed eater and multiple Guinness World Records title holder, with years of experience in breaking all kinds of food-related records!
In this Christmas-themed record, she ate 3 mince pies in just 52.21 seconds.
And she managed to make it look as easy as pie…🥧
Highest-charting holiday song
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You know the song. We don’t even have to say it, do we? 😉
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Marah Carey is the Highest-charting holiday (Christmas/New Year) song on the Billboard US Hot 100.
No wonder Mariah’s nickname is ‘Queen of Christmas’!
Largest dome igloo (snow)
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Have you ever seen an igloo? It’s also known as a snow house or snow hut. 🥶
The Iglu-Dorf building crew (Switzerland), along with Volvo, created the largest dome igloo (snow) with a diameter of 12.9 meters (42 feet 4 inches)and aheight of 10.5 meters (34 feet 6 inches).
That’s two times as tall as a giraffe! 🦒🦒
Largest gathering of Santa’s Elves
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In 2014, 1,762 Thai children and adults took part in this record-setting event, dressed in officially approved elf costumes, to celebrate Christmas in the most special way! ✨
🔎Fun fact:
Santa’s six main elves are: Alabaster Snowball, Bushy Evergreen, Pepper Minstix, Shinny Upatree, Sugarplum Mary, and Wunorse Openslae (sound it out, “one horse open sleigh,” get it?)
World’s tallest snowperson
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Did you know?
The world’s tallest snowman… is actually a snow woman! ☃️
Residents of Bethel, Maine, USA, and surrounding towns, built a snow woman measuring 37.21 meters (122 feet 1 inches) tall, over a period of one month in 2008.
Her name was Olympia, and she was only a few feet shorter than the Statue of Liberty!
Did you enjoy these festive records?