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- The first person to bring a Christmas tree into a house may have been the 16th century German preacher, Martin Luther.
- The world's first singing Christmas commercial aired on the radio on Christmas Eve, 1926 for Wheaties cereal.
- It is traditional to exchange kisses under the mistletoe. In Scandinavia, mistletoe signifies peace and friendship.
- Electric lights for trees were first used in the White House in 1895.
- Christmas caroling began as an old English custom called Wassailing--wishing neighbors a long and healthy life.
- Edward H. Johnson created 80 red, white, and blue electrical light bulbs in 1882.
- The "Urn of Fate" is part of the Christmas Eve celebrations in many Italian households. It holds a wrapped present.
- In 1948, the most popular Christmas Toy in the U.S. was the Scrabble board game.
- Since 1925, America's official national Christmas tree is located in King's Canyon National Park in California.
- St. Francis of Assisi introduced the singing of carols to holiday church services.
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