The official land of 'Christmas Island' is located in the Indian Ocean that lies 224 miles south of the island of Java and 870 miles northwest of Australia. The place was first sighted by Richard Rowe in 1615, and it was named on Christmas Day in 1643 by Captain William Mynors of the British East India Company.
Things To Know On Christmas Island
After Great Britain annexed the island to its territory in 1888, George Clunies-Ross of Cocos (Keeling) Islands made the first settlement on the Christmas island at Flying Fish Cove.
Similarly, the land was encroached by the Japanese during World War II. But after ten years of engaging the interests and assets to Island Phosphate Company by the Australian and New Zealand governments, the island became an Australian territory in 1958.
Official Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean (©: wildsideaustralia.com.au)
Official Christmas Island now has a diversified population, including the people from China, Europe, Malaysia, and Singapore. And the administrator of the island is appointed by the Australian government.
By July 2016, Christmas Island had a total population of 2,205 with stratified ethnic people of Chinese, European, and Malay.
There Are More Than One Place Called 'Christmas Island'
Apart from official Christmas Island, there are several islands with the same name. Christmas Island in the Pacific, which is also known as Kiritimati, was first discovered by Captain Cook on Christmas Eve, 1777.
Similarly, a small village on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in Canada, is also named Christmas Island, which is much snowier than other Christmas Island. The village was named after local indigenous Mi'kmaq family with 'Christmas' as their surname.
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What Christmas Movies Are On Hulu?
For the Christmas Holidays, the U.S. based video channel, Hulu, which is fully controlled and majority-owned by Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International, has numerous Christmas classic contents to stream. So, you might start to get the subscription of the video channel before the 25th of December if you can not wait for all the amazing movies and contents on the channel.
The primary ad-supported subscription is $5.99 per month, and the service for Hulu and Live TV is $54.99 per month. Similarly, the channel provides the Hulu, Disney, and Espn services for $12.99 per month.
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Some of the Christmas movies and shows available for the holiday special on Hulu are:
- I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
- Jingle Bell Rocks!
- A Very Terry Christmas: Terry Crews’ Yule Log
- Daddy's Home 2
- Prancer
- Naughty & Nice
- Saturday Night Live Christmas Special
- A Very Brady Christmas
Christmas Special: 'The Moodys Christmas' Is Also The Series That You Can Watch
Fox's remake of the Aussie miniseries A Moody Christmas, titled The Moodys Christmas started premiering on the 4th of December 2019. The comedy miniseries plots the story of a tight-knit but slightly dysfunctional family of five who gathers up for the celebration of Christmas.
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The comedy series premiered across three nights on the 4th, 9th, and 10th December, airing back-to-back half-hour episodes each night starting at 9/8c.
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The series stars the casts, including Denis Leary, Elizabeth Perkins as Sean Sr. and his wife Ann; Jay Baruchel. Along with them, Chelsea Frei casts as Bridget, Francois Arnaud as the youngest sibling.
Similarly, Maria Gabriela de Faria, Josh Segarra, Kevin Bigley, Gerry Dee, Ulka Simone Mohanty, and Megan Park stars in the Moody's Christmas.