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The most widely accepted story is that they were invented in the mid1840s by a london pastry cook named tom smith, who came upon the idea. The longest christmas cracker pulling chain consisted of 1081 people and was achieved by the harrodian school in london on 10 december 2015. The white company luxury christmas crackers, set of six. Gary stonedahl of olde english crackers shows you how to make your very own christmas crackers. From crackers especially for your furry friends to christmas balloon crackers. A christmas cracker is a type of party favor originating in england, but now widely used throughout the modern world to celebrate christmas and. Invented by a london baker in 1846, a cracker is a brightly colored paper tube, twisted at both ends, which contains a party. On christmas day december 25th families gather together for a fun, large feast, followed by the queens christmas message at 3pm.
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