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- Arthur Rankin, Jr., and Jules Bass achieved fame in 1964 with their animated version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
- "Rudolph" was actually created by Montgomery Ward in the late 1930's for a holiday promotion.
- Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states including Hawaii and Alaska.
- The World's Largest Cut Christmas Tree was a 221 ft Douglas fir in Seattle, in December 1950.
- RKO Pictures bought the movie rights to "White Christmas" in 1946 for $10,000.
- After "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens wrote one Christmas story each year, but none more successful.
- American mistletoe, is one of 1,300 species of mistletoe worldwide - only two are native to the United States.
- The U.S. is home to approximately 3,000 greeting card publishers.
- Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorated the Christmas trees.
- In Mexico (its original birthplace), the poinsettia is known as the "Flower of the Holy Night."
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