Friday, December 23, 2011

[www.keralites.net] Christmas world records!!!

 

Christmas world records

 

എല്ലാ കൂട്ടുകാര്‍ക്കും എന്‍റെ ഹൃദയം നിറഞ്ഞ ക്രിസ്തുമസ്  ആശംസകള്‍

 

David and Janean Richards celebrate being awarded the Guinness World Record for the most Christmas lights on a residential property. Their home in Forrest Act, Australia, is illuminated by 331,038 Christmas lights. David Richards, a barrister and father of three, has worked on the decorations for over four years, with the number of lights having doubled from last year. David is reluctant to say how much the decorations cost, but all the money he receives from visitors goes to the charity SIDS and Kids, which he says helped his family out during a difficult period in 2002.

Most expensively decorated Christmas tree: The most expensively decked Christmas tree was erected on 7 December 2002 at the Tsunamachi Misui Club, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan by Piaget Japan. It was decorated with 83 pieces of jewellery which had a total value of 1,357,785,000 Japanese Yen ($16 million, or £10.4 million).

Largest floating Christmas tree: The largest floating Christmas tree measures 85 m (278 ft 10 in) in height and was erected as an annual tradition in Rodrigo De Freitas Lagoon in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for Christmas 2007. The tree was sponsored by Bradesco Seguros e Previdência.

The largest Christmas star ornament measured 31.59 m (103 ft 8 in) tall and was achieved by Apple A Day Properties (India) and unveiled in Kochi, Kerala, India, on 31 December 2009.

The largest Christmas stocking measured 32.56 m (106 ft 9 in) long and 14.97 m (49 ft 1 in) wide (heel to toe) and was made by the Children's Society (UK) in London, on 14 December 2007.

Largest Santa: A Santa measuring 15.6 m (51 ft) high, 11 m (36 ft) wide and 4 m (13 ft) deep stood at the entrance to the Tanglin Mall, Singapore, from November 10, 1996 to January 3, 1997. It weighed 2.5 tonnes and was constructed from polyfoam and metal.

Jean-Guy Laquerre (Canada) has 25,104 different items of Santa Claus memorabilia, as of 30 November 2010. He has been collecting since 1988. His collection includes 2,360 figurines, 2,846 cards and postcards from 33 countries, 1,312 serviettes and 241 badges and brooches.

Oldest Christmas tree: Every year, Janet Parker of Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK, puts up her Christmas tree, which was purchased - possibly from Woolworths - for her Great Aunt in 1886. Standing 30 cm (12 in) high in an ornate pot, it gets decorated with cherubs and the Virgin Mary.

The largest gathering of Santa Clauses was achieved by 13,000 participants in the Guildhall Square in Derry City, Northern Ireland, UK, on 9 December 2007.

Best selling Christmas single: 'White Christmas' by Bing Crosby, has sold over 100 million records around the world since its release in 1942, though that figure includes album sales. It is the best-selling single of all time, with sales estimated to be more than 50 million copies worldwide.

എല്ലാ കൂട്ടുകാര്‍ക്കും എന്‍റെ ഹൃദയം നിറഞ്ഞ ക്രിസ്തുമസ്  ആശംസകള്‍

 


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