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- Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorated the Christmas trees.
- In Japan, Santa is called "Santa no ojisan," which means "Uncle Santa."
- The 2009 White House Christmas theme: 'Reflect, rejoice, renew'
- The Post Office expects to deliver 20 Billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.
- The American version of St. Nicholas, or Santa Claus originally came from the Dutch version called Sint Klaas.
- The Christmas tree can be traced back to the ancient Romans who decorated trees with small pieces of metal.
- Holly berries are poisonous.
- Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915, five years after the founding of the company.
- Thomas Nast found inspiration for his painting of Santa Claus from Clement C. Moore's "The Night Before Christmas."
- In Japan, Santa is called "Santa no ojisan," which means "Uncle Santa."
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