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- The2009 Gingerbread White House is 56 x 29 inches and made with 250 lbs of chocolate and 140 lbs of gingerbread.
- "It's a Wonderful Life" appears on TV more often than any other holiday movie.
- More than 330,000 real Christmas trees are sold via e-commerce or catalogs.
- Edward H. Johnson created 80 red, white, and blue electrical light bulbs in 1882.
- Electric lights for trees were first used in the White House in 1895.
- In 1937, the first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria.
- In Mexico, wearing red underwear on New Year's Eve is said to bring new love in the upcoming year.
- "Wassail" comes from the Old Norse "ves heill"--to be of good health.
- In 1948, the Marine Corps adopted the Toys for Tots program and extended it across the nation.
- Gift giving as we know it today is derived from St. Nicholas, a bishop who was known for giving children presents.
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