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	- The first commemorative Christmas stamp was issued in Austria in 1937.
 
	- LED Christmas lights feature long lifetimes, low cost to operate and associated low maintenance.
 
	- During the Christmas buying season, Visa Cards alone are used an average of 5,340 times every minute in the U.S.
 
	- Edward H. Johnson created 80 red, white, and blue electrical light bulbs in 1882.
 
	- "It's a Wonderful Life" appears on TV more often than any other holiday movie.
 
	- The first commemorative Christmas stamp was issued in Austria in 1937.
 
	- Holly berries are poisonous.
 
	- More than 50,000 people are expected to attend 28 holiday parties at the White House in December 2009.
 
	- More than 50,000 people are expected to attend 28 holiday parties at the White House in December 2009.
 
 
		   
		   
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