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- Approximately 33% of the holiday cards purchased each year contain a religious message.
- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry (1949) sold 2 million copies of the song in it's first year.
- The "Urn of Fate" is part of the Christmas Eve celebrations in many Italian households. It holds a wrapped present.
- In 1947, Toys for Tots organized its first Christmas toy drive for needy youngsters.
- The World's Largest Cut Christmas Tree was a 221 ft Douglas fir in Seattle, in December 1950.
- Holly berries are poisonous.
- Approximately 33% of the holiday cards purchased each year contain a religious message.
- Gift giving as we know it today is derived from St. Nicholas, a bishop who was known for giving children presents.
- In New York, it's not officially Christmastime until the tree is lit at Rockefeller Center. The first tree appeared in 1931.
- There are more classic movies, productions, and songs played during Christmas than any other time of the year.
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