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- Gift giving as we know it today is derived from St. Nicholas, a bishop who was known for giving children presents.
- There are more classic movies, productions, and songs played during Christmas than any other time of the year.
- In 1948, the most popular Christmas Toy in the U.S. was the Scrabble board game.
- The poinsettia plant was brought into the United States from Mexico by Joel Poinsett in the early 1800's.
- The inventor of the Christmas "cracker" or bon-bon was Tom Smith who owned a sweet shop in London.
- Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915, five years after the founding of the company.
- In Roman times, holiday gift giving was popular during Saturnalia, a winter solstice celebration.
- More than 50,000 people are expected to attend 28 holiday parties at the White House in December 2009.
- The traditional flaming Christmas pudding dates back to 1670 in England.
- The traditional flaming Christmas pudding dates back to 1670 in England.
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