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- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry (1949) sold 2 million copies of the song in it's first year.
- Two years before directing a "A Christmas Story," Bob Clark had a hit with "Porky's."
- Christmas caroling began as an old English custom called Wassailing--wishing neighbors a long and healthy life.
- The U.S. is home to approximately 3,000 greeting card publishers.
- There are over 10,000 cut-your-own farms for Christmas trees in the United States.
- "Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving but later became one of the most popular Christmas songs.
- The World's Largest Cut Christmas Tree was a 221 ft Douglas fir in Seattle, in December 1950.
- Since 1933, the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular has been a mainstay for the holidays in New York City.
- Mark Carr of New York started first Christmas tree retail lot in the United States, in 1851.
- The Post Office expects to deliver 20 Billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.
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