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- The White House will have 780 feet of garland, 27 Christmas trees, 232 wreaths and 412 poinsettias.
- American mistletoe, is one of 1,300 species of mistletoe worldwide - only two are native to the United States.
- In Japan, Santa is called "Santa no ojisan," which means "Uncle Santa."
- The first official White House card was issued in the year of 1953 by President Eisenhower.
- The National Christmas Tree Association gives a Christmas tree to the President and first family every year.
- During the Christmas buying season, Visa Cards alone are used an average of 5,340 times every minute in the U.S.
- The world's first singing Christmas commercial aired on the radio on Christmas Eve, 1926 for Wheaties cereal.
- In 1937, the first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria.
- In 1610 Tinsel, made of real silver, was invented in Germany.
- In 1610 Tinsel, made of real silver, was invented in Germany.
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