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- In 1937, the first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria.
- Approximately 33% of the holiday cards purchased each year contain a religious message.
- The Post Office expects to deliver 20 Billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.
- Twenty-two million turkeys are consumed each year at Christmas, compared to 45 million at Thanksgiving.
- The first official White House card was issued in the year of 1953 by President Eisenhower.
- American mistletoe, is one of 1,300 species of mistletoe worldwide - only two are native to the United States.
- For every real Christmas tree harvested, 2 to 3 seedlings are planted in its place.
- "Rudolph" was actually created by Montgomery Ward in the late 1930's for a holiday promotion.
- Sugar Plums are chocolate candies that are filled with fruit preservatives or other sweet cream fillings.
- Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915, five years after the founding of the company.
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