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- Thomas Nast found inspiration for his painting of Santa Claus from Clement C. Moore's "The Night Before Christmas."
- Alabama is the first state to give Christmas the status of holiday in 1836.
- In 1843, "A Christmas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens in just six weeks.
- In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat made of straw.
- Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states including Hawaii and Alaska.
- More diamonds are sold around Christmas than any other time of the year.
- In Japan, Santa is called "Santa no ojisan," which means "Uncle Santa."
- The National Christmas Tree Association gives a Christmas tree to the President and first family every year.
- The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531.
- The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531.
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