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- Christmas cookies for Santa began during the Great Depression to inspire children to share with others in hard times.
- Christmas trees take from 6 to 14 years to mature for harvest.
- In 1610 Tinsel, made of real silver, was invented in Germany.
- The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center has more than 25,000 lights but no other ornaments except for the star on top.
- The day after Christmas, December 26, is known as Boxing Day. It is also the holy day called The Feast of St. Stephen.
- Mark Carr of New York started first Christmas tree retail lot in the United States, in 1851.
- More than 330,000 real Christmas trees are sold via e-commerce or catalogs.
- The first president to decorate the White House Christmas tree in the United States was Franklin Pierce.
- The World's Largest Cut Christmas Tree was a 221 ft Douglas fir in Seattle, in December 1950.
- The World's Largest Cut Christmas Tree was a 221 ft Douglas fir in Seattle, in December 1950.
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