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- The2009 Gingerbread White House is 56 x 29 inches and made with 250 lbs of chocolate and 140 lbs of gingerbread.
- "It's a Wonderful Life" appears on TV more often than any other holiday movie.
- More than 330,000 real Christmas trees are sold via e-commerce or catalogs.
- Edward H. Johnson created 80 red, white, and blue electrical light bulbs in 1882.
- Electric lights for trees were first used in the White House in 1895.
- In 1937, the first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria.
- In Mexico, wearing red underwear on New Year's Eve is said to bring new love in the upcoming year.
- In New York, it's not officially Christmastime until the tree is lit at Rockefeller Center. The first tree appeared in 1931.
- Scotch pine, Douglas fir, Noble fir, Virginia pine, Balsam fir and White pine are the most popular Christmas trees.
- Scotch pine, Douglas fir, Noble fir, Virginia pine, Balsam fir and White pine are the most popular Christmas trees.
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