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- Mark Carr of New York started first Christmas tree retail lot in the United States, in 1851.
- In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat made of straw.
- The Christmas tree can be traced back to the ancient Romans who decorated trees with small pieces of metal.
- Queen Elizabeth's Christmas message to the nation was first televised on December 25, 1957.
- Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorated the Christmas trees.
- Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states including Hawaii and Alaska.
- The Post Office expects to deliver 20 Billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.
- Christmas trees take from 6 to 14 years to mature for harvest.
- In the Ukraine, if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas morning, it is believed to be good luck!
- An average household in America will mail out 28 Christmas cards each year and receive 28 in return
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