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- More diamonds are sold around Christmas than any other time of the year.
- Electric lights for trees were first used in the White House in 1895.
- 54 % of holiday cards use the text "Merry Christmas", 12% use "Season's Greetings", and 21% say "Happy Holidays"
- More diamonds are sold around Christmas than any other time of the year.
- The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center has more than 25,000 lights but no other ornaments except for the star on top.
- The first person to bring a Christmas tree into a house may have been the 16th century German preacher, Martin Luther.
- Six of the trees on display in the White House are live trees that will be planted after the holidays.
- The inventor of the Christmas "cracker" or bon-bon was Tom Smith who owned a sweet shop in London.
- In 1947, Toys for Tots organized its first Christmas toy drive for needy youngsters.
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