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- 85% of people in the United States mail holiday cards each year.
- The World's Largest Cut Christmas Tree was a 221 ft Douglas fir in Seattle, in December 1950.
- In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat made of straw.
- In 1947, Toys for Tots organized its first Christmas toy drive for needy youngsters.
- In 1948, the most popular Christmas Toy in the U.S. was the Scrabble board game.
- After "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens wrote one Christmas story each year, but none more successful.
- There are over 10,000 cut-your-own farms for Christmas trees in the United States.
- Christmas cards account for 60% of all card sales. A distant second is Valentine's Day at 25%.
- In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat made of straw.
- Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorated the Christmas trees.
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