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Issue 6, December 2011

Ten Christmas Facts That You Didn’t Know

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We Wish you Happy Holi­days

FOUR

How many presents would you re­ceive if you were to get every pre­sent in “The 12 Days of Christ­mas”?
364

 

How much would all those gifts cost? (according to PNC Financial Services)

ONE

What percentage of mall Santa applicants were discov­ered to have criminal back­grounds by Pre-emply.com?
7%

 

Approximate amount gen­erated by photographs with Santa in shopping malls in the USA in dollars:
$2,255,750,000

 

TWO

How many houses must Santa visit on Christmas?
842,000,000


How fast must he travel to visit all those homes?
4,796,250 Mph

 

THREE

Percentage of Americans who believe Santa in the off-season drives a sports car:
4%

drives an SUV:
25%

 

SIX

Percentage of pet owners who have their dog or cat pose and photographed with Santa Claus:
27

 

SEVEN

Percentage of Americans who re-gift:
28

 

EIGHT

Which type of Christmas tree is displayed more during the holiday season, artificial or real?
Artificial trees are the most popular with 40,694,463 on display in comparison to real trees at 34,335,809

 

NINE

How many Barbie dolls are sold every minute around the world?
180

 

 

 

TEN

How much trash is generated annually from the gift wrap and shopping bags:
4,000,000 Tons

 

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FIVE
Percentage of Americans who finish off their Christmas Shop­ping on Christmas Eve:
20

50 Interesting Facts About . . .

1. reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh are likely not male, but female or castrating

2. Norwegian scientists have hypothesized that Rudolph’s red nose is probably the re­sult of a parasitic infection of his respiratory system's

3. The Germans made the first artificial Christmas trees out of dyed goose feathers'

4. Each year more than 3 bil­lion Christmas cards are sent in the U.S. alone

6. sent the Old and New Testaments'

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5. All the gifts in the Twelve Days of Christmas would equal 364 gifts'

6. The “true love” mentioned in the song “Twelve Days of Christmas” does not refer to a romantic couple, but the Catholic Church’s code for God. The person who receives the gifts represents someone who has accepted that code. For example, the “partridge in a pear tree” represents Christ. The “two turtledoves” repre­

Christmas

1. Most of Santa’s reindeer have male-sounding names, such as Blitzer, Comet, and Cupid. However, male rein­deers shed their antlers around Christmas, so the

Christmas Trivia and Fun Facts

· The first president to deco­rate the white house Christ­mas tree in the United States was Franklin Pierce.

· Germany made the first arti­ficial Christmas trees. They were made of goose feath­ers and dyed green.

· Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.

· The first Christmas cards were vintage and invented in 1843, the Victorian Era. (You can read more about the his­tory of Christmas Cards here.)

· "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 gifts.

· 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.

· Mistletoe was chosen as Oklahoma's state flower in 1893 and later changed to the state flo­ral emblem.

· 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.

 

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http://www.christmas-celebrations.com/trivia.htm

 

· There's no other holiday like Christmas. Many of us cele­brate the holidays without knowing how our traditions got started or what they sig­nify. Christmas is much more fun when you know some facts behind the holiday.

Most of these facts are very interesting and reminds us that there is quite a bit of history behind our family customs. Try using the trivia to make your own Christmas quiz for holiday parties and add a unique touch with per­sonal favorites.

Christmas Holiday Trivia

· The word Christmas is Old English, a contraction of Christ's Mass.