14 Fascinating Stories About Christmas Presents (1) One of the most expensive Christmas gifts in history was the Koh-i-Noor diamond. Presented as a gift to Queen Victoria in 1850, the diamond is now among the British Crown Jewels. (2) During the Christmas of 2007, a man in the UK bought an ornament for his wife from a charity shop for £1, not knowing it was a genuine Faberge egg worth millions. (3) During the Christmas Truce of World War I in 1914, German and British soldiers exchanged gifts such as cigarettes, food, and buttons from their uniforms. (4) In a bizarre event in 1992, the U.S. Post Office intercepted a Christmas present that contained a live puppy. Sending live animals in mail is illegal, and the sender was fined heavily. (5) In Norway, there's a tradition of gifting books on Christmas Eve, known as "Jolabokaflod" or "The Christmas Book Flood." The night is spent in reading and eating chocolate. (6) An Australian billionaire, Clive Palmer, gifted 55 Mercedes-Benz cars worth over $10 million to his employees as Christmas gifts in 2010. (7) In 2009, an eight-year-old boy in the UK accidentally received a Nintendo DS box filled with rocks. It was a packing error by the retail company. (8) American Express once sold a $1 million Christmas tree ornament made of diamond and platinum in 2006. It was one of the most expensive ornaments ever made. (9) The largest Christmas gift ever given was the Statue of Liberty. France gave it to the United States as a gift in 1886. (10) The U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt once received a Christmas gift that contained a letter from Winston Churchill and a map of the world during WWII. (11) In Iceland, there's a tradition of gifting clothes to every family member. Those who do not receive new clothes before Christmas Eve are said to be devoured by a mythical Yule Cat. (12) In 2015, a mother in the U.K. went viral when she posted a picture of her Christmas tree hidden under 300 presents. (13) A toy store in New York once sold a life-size Monopoly set for $100,000 as a Christmas gift. (14) In 1989, the "Worst Toy of the Year" was given to "Nintendo's Power Glove" on Christmas. The glove was deemed as a commercial failure because it was difficult to use and was not responsive.