Some More Christmas Facts

christmas facts

• The word Christmas is Old English, a contraction of Christ's Mass.
• The first president to decorate the white house Christmas tree in the United States was Franklin Pierce.
• Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
• The first Christmas cards were vintage and invented in 1843, the Victorian Era.
• "It's a Wonderful Life" appears on TV more often than any other holiday movie.
• "Rudolph" was actually created by Montgomery Ward in the late 1930's for a holiday promotion. The rest is history.
• "The Nutcracker" is the most famous Christmas ballet.
• "Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving and then became one of the most popular Christmas songs.
• If you received all of the gifts in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas", you would receive 364 presents.
• The poinsettia plant was brought into the United States from Mexico by Joel Poinsett in the early 1800's.
• Holly berries are poisonous.
• Contrary to common belief, poinsettia plants are non-toxic.
• In 1843, "A Christmas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens in just six weeks.
• The first state to recognize the Christmas holiday officially was Alabama.
• Christmas became a national holiday in America on June, 26, 1870.
• Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
• Clearing up a common misconception, in Greek, X means Christ. That is where the word "X-Mas" comes from. Not because someone took the "Christ" out of Christmas.
• Traditionally, Christmas trees are taken down after Epiphany.
• More diamonds are sold around Christmas than any other time of the year.

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