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- The White House will have 780 feet of garland, 27 Christmas trees, 232 wreaths and 412 poinsettias.
- American mistletoe, is one of 1,300 species of mistletoe worldwide - only two are native to the United States.
- In Japan, Santa is called "Santa no ojisan," which means "Uncle Santa."
- Christmas cookies for Santa began during the Great Depression to inspire children to share with others in hard times.
- 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.
- The day after Christmas, December 26, is known as Boxing Day. It is also the holy day called The Feast of St. Stephen.
- Arthur Rankin, Jr., and Jules Bass achieved fame in 1964 with their animated version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
- There are over 10,000 cut-your-own farms for Christmas trees in 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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