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- Approximately 33% of the holiday cards purchased each year contain a religious message.
- The World's Largest Cut Christmas Tree was a 221 ft Douglas fir in Seattle, in December 1950.
- In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat made of straw.
- In 1947, Toys for Tots organized its first Christmas toy drive for needy youngsters.
- In 1948, the most popular Christmas Toy in the U.S. was the Scrabble board game.
- RKO Pictures bought the movie rights to "White Christmas" in 1946 for $10,000.
- 85% of people in the United States mail holiday cards each year.
- In Roman times, holiday gift giving was popular during Saturnalia, a winter solstice celebration.
- Over 73 million new Christmas trees will be planted this year.
- 21% of US households have a real Christmas tree, 48% have an artificial tree and 32% do not have a Christmas tree.
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