So I’m glad Mandy Roscoe from the Greater Manchester printing firm, Carrick Signs, has explained where the word came from. AdvertisementWhy are they called “Christmas crackers”? “The snap strip was first introduced by cracker-maker Tom Smith in the 19th century,” Roscoe shared. “His reasoning was that the crackling sound emulated the sound of a Christmas fire, and the idea stuck,” Roscoe said. How do Christmas crackers work, anyway?

Source: Huffington Post December 25, 2025 06:31 UTC