Christmas is one of the most celebrated and recognized holidays in the world, but how much does the average person really know about it? Here are some fun facts!
- The biggest selling Christmas single of all time is Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas.”
- Each year between 34-36 million Christmas trees are produced to meet the holiday demand.
- In 1647, the English parliament passed a law that made Christmas illegal.
- The popular Christmas carol “Jingle Bells” was composed in 1857 by James Piermont and was originally called “One-Horse Open Sleigh.” It was written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas!
- A Christmas wreath hanging on your front door is a sign of welcome and long life for all who enter.
- During Christmas season in the United States, Visa cards alone are used an average of 5,340 times every minute.
- The movie, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” features more than 52,000 Christmas lights, about 8,200 Christmas ornaments, and nearly 2000 candy canes!
- According to a survey, 7 out of 10 dogs receive Christmas gifts from their doting owners. My dog is one of them!
- The first Christmas card was created in England on December 9, 1842.
- During this Christmas season, 1.76 billion candy canes will be made.
- Holly berries are poisonous.
- 1 in 3 men will wait until Christmas Eve to finish his shopping.
- The fictional figures that deliver gifts to children on Christmas are different in various countries:
England: Father Christmas.
Russia: Baboushka, a grandmotherly figure, or Grandfather Frost.
Germany: Christkind, an angelic messenger from Jesus.
France: Pere Noël.
Scandinavia: children receive gifts from a variety of Christmas gnomes, one of whom is named Julenisse Holland, which translates to St. Nicholas. - Stuffed animals make up about half of the most popular Christmas presents given.
