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- Since 1933, the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular has been a mainstay for the holidays in New York City.
- 54 % of holiday cards use the text "Merry Christmas", 12% use "Season's Greetings", and 21% say "Happy Holidays"
- American mistletoe, is one of 1,300 species of mistletoe worldwide - only two are native to the United States.
- Sugar Plums are chocolate candies that are filled with fruit preservatives or other sweet cream fillings.
- In 16th-century Germany fir trees were decorated with apples, roses, gilded candies, and colored paper.
- During the Christmas/Hanukkah season, more than 1.76 billion candy canes will be made.
- The first official White House card was issued in the year of 1953 by President Eisenhower.
- 1700s Europeans baked fruitcakes at the end of the harvest, then ate them at the beginning of the next year's harvest for good luck.
- 21% of US households have a real Christmas tree, 48% have an artificial tree and 32% do not have a Christmas tree.
- Over 100,000 people are employed in the Christmas tree industry.
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