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- The first person to bring a Christmas tree into a house may have been the 16th century German preacher, Martin Luther.
- Queen Elizabeth's Christmas message to the nation was first televised on December 25, 1957.
- "Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving but later became one of the most popular Christmas songs.
- Christmas cookies for Santa began during the Great Depression to inspire children to share with others in hard times.
- Over 73 million new Christmas trees will be planted this year.
- In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat made of straw.
- The day after Christmas, December 26, is known as Boxing Day. It is also the holy day called The Feast of St. Stephen.
- Arthur Rankin, Jr., and Jules Bass achieved fame in 1964 with their animated version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
- There are over 10,000 cut-your-own farms for Christmas trees in the United States.
- American mistletoe, is one of 1,300 species of mistletoe worldwide - only two are native to the United States.
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