A 525 feet long sculpture of Santa on ice was the centerpiece at the city of Harbon ice festival in China, unveiled on Christmas Eve.
Astronauts on the Apollo 8 mission became the first humans to orbit the Moon, it was broadcasted live during Christmas Eve
In World War I, as a manifestation of the Christmas spirit, French, German and British troops laid down their arms, and soldiers initiated a Holiday ceasefire sharing cigarettes and whiskey.
The carol "Silent Night" was performed for the first time in public in the Australian village of Oberndorf on Christmas Eve in 1818 at a midnight mass in the Saint Nicholas church.