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| Fun Facts About Christmas! |
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| Only 19% of Americans go out Christmas caroling. ************************************************** Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" has sold over 1 million copies. ************************************************** The Pet Rock was the most popular Christmas gift in 1974. ************************************************** In 1836, Alabama was the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday. ************************************************** 1n 1895 Christmas tree lights were first used. They were proved to be a lot safer than traditional candles. ************************************************** Rudolph became the 9th reindeer for Santa after an advertising writer created him for Montgomery Ward in 1939. ************************************************** St. Francis of Assisl created the first manger scene or creche in 1224. ************************************************** A total of $13.8 billion was spent shopping on the internet by Americans in 2001 for holiday sales. ************************************************** Franklin Pierce was the first President to have a Christmas tree at the White House. ************************************************** Jingle Bells, originally titled "One Horse Open Sleigh" was composed in 1857 for the Thanksgiving holidays. ************************************************** Jacob Marley was actually the first ghost to visit Scrooge in The Christmas Carol. ************************************************** The first instrument Silent Night was played on was a guitar! The author Joseph Mohr preferred to hear it played first on the guitar instead of a pipe organ. ************************************************** In A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown said "Christmas is becoming to commercial!" ************************************************** Calvin Coolidge introduced the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in 1923. ************************************************** Holiday Inn won the Academy Award for Best Song. ************************************************** White Christmas never won an Academy Award but it was #1 at the box office for the year 1954. ************************************************** The train ticket to get Frosty back to the North Pole would have cost $3000.04 plus tax. ************************************************** Patricia Neal won a Golden Globe Award for her role as Ma in The Waltons - The Homecoming. ************************************************** Tinker Toys were a really big hit when they were introduced in 1914. ************************************************** The claymation version of The Little Drummer Boy was released in 1968. ************************************************** It was the famous Coca-Cola ad in 1931 that changed how Americans saw Santa Claus, he went from an elf to humansize. ************************************************** Vera Ellen starred in White Christmas, she also was a Rockette. ************************************************** In Panama, children write to Baby Jesus, c/o St. Peter. ************************************************** In Armania, an olive branch is decorated instead of a Christmas tree. |
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| It's Linus who finally explains to Charlie Broun what Christmas is all about in A Charlie Brown Christmas. ************************************************** It was the elves who taught Santa how to build toys according to Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. ************************************************** The custom of kissing under the mistletoe comes from Scandinavian mythology. ************************************************** Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior are the names of the Three Kings that went bearing gifts to Jesus. ************************************************** The movie The Lemon Drop Kid starring Bob Hope introduced the carol Silver Bells. ************************************************** In 1962, the United States Post Office issued the first Christmas stamp. ************************************************** Oklahoma was the last state to declare Christmas a legal holiday. ************************************************** Due to the different time zones, Santa has 31 hours to deliver the gifts, not just 24 hours. ************************************************** The Christmas wreath on your door or mantel as a decoration symbolizes a sign of welcome and long life to all who enter. ************************************************** The best selling Christmas trees are the Douglas Fir, Scotch Pine, Fraser Fir and Balsam Fir. ************************************************** 34 to 36 million Christmas trees are produced each year and 95% are shipped or sold directly from Christmas tree farms. ************************************************** Clarence saved George by having George save him in the movie "It's A Wonderful Life". ************************************************** The Cabbage Patch doll was the most popular gift for girls in 1984. ************************************************** On Dec. 24th 1870 during the war between Germany and France, when night fell, one French soldier got up out of the trenches and started to sing O Holy Night. The battlefield became quiet and there was peace that one night for both sides. ************************************************** Santa Claus gets his origins from St. Nicholas, a generous man from the 4th century A.D. who helped the children and the poor, often throwing gifts through the windows of the children's homes to make them happy. ************************************************** The tradition of giving Christmas cards began in England in 1843. However, the first Christmas card to be printed and sold was in the U.S. 1875. ************************************************** The Nutcracker was first performed in 1892. ************************************************** Christmas didn't become a federal holiday until 1870. ************************************************** Merry Christmas in Spanish is Feliz Navidad. ************************************************** In Christmas Vacation, the Griswolds drink eggnog from cups shaped like the moose at Wally World. ************************************************** Christmas bells were originally rung to scare away evil spirits. ************************************************** It was a toy train Kris Kringle gave to the Winter Warlock that melted his ice. |