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There are many myths and interesting facts about Christmas.
Here goes, enjoy: The Germans made the first artificial Christmas trees out of goose feathers that were dyed colors.
More than 3 billion Christmas cards are sent annually in the United States alone.
In the Christmas song the “Twelve Days of Christmas,” there are a total of 364 gifts.
The “true love” in this song is not a romantic person, but rather the Catholic Church’s code for God. The two turtle doves refer to the Old and New Testaments.
Male names dominate Santa’s reindeer, but male reindeer actually shed their antlers at the beginning of winter time.
Pope Julius I declared Dec. 25 Christmas in A.D. 350.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the tallest Christmas tree was a 221-foot Douglas fir tree that was displayed in Seattle, Washington in 1950.
According to Facebook data analyzed over the years, two weeks before Christmas is a very popular time for couples to break up. On the other hand, Christmas Day is lowest day for Facebook break ups.
The largest Christmas stocking ever made measured 106 feet and 9 inches long, which was made by the Children’s Society in London in 2007. It held nearly 1,000 presents.
Christmas trees grow an average of 15 years before being sold and harvested.
In Poland, spiders and spider webs are popular Christmas tree decorations because of myths and tradition.
Christmas was not an official U.S. holiday until June of 1870; Oklahoma was the last state to name it a legal holiday in 1907.
The Puritans in the Americas banned Christmas celebrations from 1659-1681 and issued penalties for those who celebrated; Puritans viewed Christmas as a decadent Catholic holiday.
The poinsettia plant is a native of Mexico, which was also grown by the Aztecs in ancient times. The red color symbolized purity, and the plant was used to reduce fever. The poinsettia is not poisonous, but holly berries are.
It is unknown which President had the first Christmas tree in the White House, but it is thought that either President Franklin Pierce did in 1856 or President Benjamin Harrison did in 1889. The White House lighting ceremony started in 1923 by President Coolidge.
There are nearly 21,000 Christmas tree farms in the country. About 45 million trees were planted in 2008 to be harvested as Christmas trees. About 35 million living Christmas trees are sold each year.
The first Christmas postage stamp was used in 1962.
Christmas gift purchases account for around one-sixth of all U.S. retail sales in a given year.
“Xmas” stems from Greece, because X is a symbol for Christ.
Candy canes were first made and sold in the United States in the 1800s. They actually started in Europe in the 1600s.
