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- The day after Christmas, December 26, is known as Boxing Day. It is also the holy day called The Feast of St. Stephen.
- Queen Elizabeth's Christmas message to the nation was first televised on December 25, 1957.
- "Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving but later became one of the most popular Christmas songs.
- More than 330,000 real Christmas trees are sold via e-commerce or catalogs.
- Over 73 million new Christmas trees will be planted this year.
- Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorated the Christmas trees.
- Sugar Plums are chocolate candies that are filled with fruit preservatives or other sweet cream fillings.
- The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center has more than 25,000 lights but no other ornaments except for the star on top.
- American mistletoe, is one of 1,300 species of mistletoe worldwide - only two are native to the United States.
- American mistletoe, is one of 1,300 species of mistletoe worldwide - only two are native to the United States.
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