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where does the phrase "coal in your stocking "come from"?

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gerger | 02:06 Mon 08th Nov 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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According to  tradition, giving  a lump of coal in the stockings of naughty children at xmas comes from Italy... so be good for goosness sake!
14:52 Mon 08th Nov 2004

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