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- 92 volunteers from 24 states, as well as residence staff, spent 3,400 hours decorating the White House.
- Doctor Maulana Karenga, a Professor at Cal State Long Beach, created Kwanzaa in 1966.
- 1700s Europeans baked fruitcakes at the end of the harvest, then ate them at the beginning of the next year's harvest for good luck.
- The American version of St. Nicholas, or Santa Claus originally came from the Dutch version called Sint Klaas.
- More than 50,000 people are expected to attend 28 holiday parties at the White House in December 2009.
- In 1948, the Marine Corps adopted the Toys for Tots program and extended it across the nation.
- 92 volunteers from 24 states, as well as residence staff, spent 3,400 hours decorating the White House.
- Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorated the Christmas trees.
- The2009 Gingerbread White House is 56 x 29 inches and made with 250 lbs of chocolate and 140 lbs of gingerbread.
- Christmas caroling began as an old English custom called Wassailing--wishing neighbors a long and healthy life.
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