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- The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center has more than 25,000 lights but no other ornaments except for the star on top.
- The traditional flaming Christmas pudding dates back to 1670 in England.
- Over 100,000 people are employed in the Christmas tree industry.
- Twenty-two million turkeys are consumed each year at Christmas, compared to 45 million at Thanksgiving.
- 85% of people in the United States mail holiday cards each year.
- "It's a Wonderful Life" appears on TV more often than any other holiday movie.
- The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531.
- In New York, it's not officially Christmastime until the tree is lit at Rockefeller Center. The first tree appeared in 1931.
- There are more classic movies, productions, and songs played during Christmas than any other time of the year.
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