The day
Christmas record from Breisgau to Abu Dhabi
12/19/2022, 8:38 am
Delightful: Who has the longest stollen? It should be assumed – Germany. But the flaky cake – in December 2010 a colossus 72 meters long will be baked in Holland – even if for a German company.
stark: In 2008, American Erin Lavoie cut down 27 Christmas trees in two minutes just before the festival, setting a world record. Most recently, Lavoie won the 2022 US Women’s Championship in multiple woodcutting disciplines.
Tall: The record for the tallest Christmas tree is quite old. In 1950, the almost 65-foot-tall Douglas fir stood in a shopping center in Seattle, USA.
Hot: The mild air from the Atlantic regularly creates a spring-like Christmas mood in Germany. The highest temperature so far measured on 24 December 2012 was in Freiburg: 18.9 degrees Celsius, according to the German meteorological service.
Athletic: Who will throw the Christmas tree tallest and furthest? This question is answered every year in Weidenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate. The best long-range thrower managed to reach 25 feet, according to host FC Wacker. Unofficial world record for men in this discipline: 10.95 metres.
sound: Bing Crosby’s version of “White Christmas” is the best-selling single worldwide with approximately 50 million copies (as of 2012), according to the Guinness Book. The super hit comes from the pen of composer Irving Berlin.
Costly: The decoration of the glittering giant fir tree in a hotel in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) is worth more than eleven million dollars in December 2010.
