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- 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.
- In 1947, Toys for Tots organized its first Christmas toy drive for needy youngsters.
- Queen Elizabeth's Christmas message to the nation was first televised on December 25, 1957.
- "Rudolph" was actually created by Montgomery Ward in the late 1930's for a holiday promotion.
- In 1937, the first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria.
- The World's Largest Cut Christmas Tree was a 221 ft Douglas fir in Seattle, in December 1950.
- Twenty-two million turkeys are consumed each year at Christmas, compared to 45 million at Thanksgiving.
- The 2009 White House Christmas theme: 'Reflect, rejoice, renew'
- More than 330,000 real Christmas trees are sold via e-commerce or catalogs.
- 54 % of holiday cards use the text "Merry Christmas", 12% use "Season's Greetings", and 21% say "Happy Holidays"
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