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- Mattel sells two Barbie dolls per second, and 90 percent of American girls have had at least one Barbie doll.
- In New York, it's not officially Christmastime until the tree is lit at Rockefeller Center. The first tree appeared in 1931.
- The World's Largest Cut Christmas Tree was a 221 ft Douglas fir in Seattle, in December 1950.
- Christmas became a national holiday in America on June, 26, 1870.
- There are more classic movies, productions, and songs played during Christmas than any other time of the year.
- The day after Christmas, December 26, is known as Boxing Day. It is also the holy day called The Feast of St. Stephen.
- In 1948, the Marine Corps adopted the Toys for Tots program and extended it across the nation.
- Kwanzaa is celebrated fom December 26 to January 1 and involves seven principles called Nguzo Saba
- In 1937, the first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria.
- For every real Christmas tree harvested, 2 to 3 seedlings are planted in its place.
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