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- The first president to decorate the White House Christmas tree in the United States was Franklin Pierce.
- Arthur Rankin, Jr., and Jules Bass achieved fame in 1964 with their animated version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
- Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915, five years after the founding of the company.
- More diamonds are sold around Christmas than any other time of the year.
- The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center has more than 25,000 lights but no other ornaments except for the star on top.
- Christmas trees take from 6 to 14 years to mature for harvest.
- Six of the trees on display in the White House are live trees that will be planted after the holidays.
- The inventor of the Christmas "cracker" or bon-bon was Tom Smith who owned a sweet shop in London.
- In 1947, Toys for Tots organized its first Christmas toy drive for needy youngsters.
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