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- Twenty-two million turkeys are consumed each year at Christmas, compared to 45 million at Thanksgiving.
- In 1947, Toys for Tots organized its first Christmas toy drive for needy youngsters.
- Queen Elizabeth's Christmas message to the nation was first televised on December 25, 1957.
- "It's a Wonderful Life" appears on TV more often than any other holiday movie.
- In 1937, the first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria.
- In 1948, the most popular Christmas Toy in the U.S. was the Scrabble board game.
- The Nutcracker (Ballet) was adapted from The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, by German writer E.T.A. Hoffman.
- In 16th-century Germany fir trees were decorated with apples, roses, gilded candies, and colored paper.
- 54 % of holiday cards use the text "Merry Christmas", 12% use "Season's Greetings", and 21% say "Happy Holidays"
- 54 % of holiday cards use the text "Merry Christmas", 12% use "Season's Greetings", and 21% say "Happy Holidays"
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