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- The 2009 White House Christmas theme: 'Reflect, rejoice, renew'
- The 2009 White House Christmas theme: 'Reflect, rejoice, renew'
- Arthur Rankin, Jr., and Jules Bass achieved fame in 1964 with their animated version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
- "Wassail" comes from the Old Norse "ves heill"--to be of good health.
- The2009 Gingerbread White House is 56 x 29 inches and made with 250 lbs of chocolate and 140 lbs of gingerbread.
- 1700s Europeans baked fruitcakes at the end of the harvest, then ate them at the beginning of the next year's harvest for good luck.
- Edward H. Johnson created 80 red, white, and blue electrical light bulbs in 1882.
- In the Ukraine, if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas morning, it is believed to be good luck!
- Christmas became a national holiday in America on June, 26, 1870.
- Christmas became a national holiday in America on June, 26, 1870.
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