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- 85% of people in the United States mail holiday cards each year.
- In 1948, the most popular Christmas Toy in the U.S. was the Scrabble board game.
- Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorated the Christmas trees.
- In 1937, the first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria.
- The White House will have 780 feet of garland, 27 Christmas trees, 232 wreaths and 412 poinsettias.
- RKO Pictures bought the movie rights to "White Christmas" in 1946 for $10,000.
- The first official White House card was issued in the year of 1953 by President Eisenhower.
- 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.
- 21% of US households have a real Christmas tree, 48% have an artificial tree and 32% do not have a Christmas tree.
- Over 100,000 people are employed in the Christmas tree industry.
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