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- The National Christmas Tree Association gives a Christmas tree to the President and first family every year.
- During the Christmas/Hanukkah season, more than 1.76 billion candy canes will be made.
- "White Christmas" (1954), starring Bing Crosby, was the first movie to be made in Vista Vision, a deep-focus process.
- The world's first singing Christmas commercial aired on the radio on Christmas Eve, 1926 for Wheaties cereal.
- In 1948, the most popular Christmas Toy in the U.S. was the Scrabble board game.
- RKO Pictures bought the movie rights to "White Christmas" in 1946 for $10,000.
- 85% of people in the United States mail holiday cards each year.
- In Roman times, holiday gift giving was popular during Saturnalia, a winter solstice celebration.
- Over 73 million new Christmas trees will be planted this year.
- 21% of US households have a real Christmas tree, 48% have an artificial tree and 32% do not have a Christmas tree.
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