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- Electric lights for trees were first used in the White House in 1895.
- Christmas trees take from 6 to 14 years to mature for harvest.
- "White Christmas" (1954), starring Bing Crosby, was the first movie to be made in Vista Vision, a deep-focus process.
- The world's first singing Christmas commercial aired on the radio on Christmas Eve, 1926 for Wheaties cereal.
- The "Urn of Fate" is part of the Christmas Eve celebrations in many Italian households. It holds a wrapped present.
- Alabama is the first state to give Christmas the status of holiday in 1836.
- The National Christmas Tree Association gives a Christmas tree to the President and first family every year.
- 85% of people in the United States mail holiday cards each year.
- It is traditional to exchange kisses under the mistletoe. In Scandinavia, mistletoe signifies peace and friendship.
- "Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving but later became one of the most popular Christmas songs.
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