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- St. Francis of Assisi introduced the singing of carols to holiday church services.
- The Christmas tree can be traced back to the ancient Romans who decorated trees with small pieces of metal.
- Electric lights for trees were first used in the White House in 1895.
- "Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving but later became one of the most popular Christmas songs.
- The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531.
- The poinsettia plant was brought into the United States from Mexico by Joel Poinsett in the early 1800's.
- In 1843, "A Christmas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens in just six weeks.
- Oregon produces the most real Christmas trees at over 8.6 million.
- Twenty-two million turkeys are consumed each year at Christmas, compared to 45 million at Thanksgiving.
- Twenty-two million turkeys are consumed each year at Christmas, compared to 45 million at Thanksgiving.
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