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- Electric lights for trees were first used in the White House in 1895.
- The Nutcracker (Ballet) was adapted from The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, by German writer E.T.A. Hoffman.
- Sugar Plums are chocolate candies that are filled with fruit preservatives or other sweet cream fillings.
- In Mexico, wearing red underwear on New Year's Eve is said to bring new love in the upcoming year.
- Arthur Rankin, Jr., and Jules Bass achieved fame in 1964 with their animated version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
- Christmas trees take from 6 to 14 years to mature for harvest.
- The first president to decorate the White House Christmas tree in the United States was Franklin Pierce.
- Edward H. Johnson created 80 red, white, and blue electrical light bulbs in 1882.
- Since 1933, the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular has been a mainstay for the holidays in New York City.
- The inventor of the Christmas "cracker" or bon-bon was Tom Smith who owned a sweet shop in London.
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