INTERESTING HOLIDAY FACTS THAT YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT
Added on: 25th Dec 2016
IN 1836, ALABAMA BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN
STATE TO DECLARE CHRISTMAS A LEGAL HOLIDAY
THE CUSTOM OF "NAUGHTY" CHILDREN ONLY
GETTING COAL FOR CHRISTMAS IS AN
ITALIAN TRADITION
THE CHURCHILL ARMS IN LONDON HAS 90
CHRISTMAS TREES AND 21,000 LIGHTS
THE ORIGINS OF RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED
REINDEER COMES FROM A STORE PROMOTION
AT THE DEPARTMENT STORE MONTGOMERY
WARD. IN 1939, AN EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED
THE IDEA OF RUDOLPH TO HELP SELL
CHILDREN'S BOOKS. IT WORKED! THE STORE
SOLD OVER TWO MILLION COPIES
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 1 OUT OF 3 PEOPLE
WORLDWIDE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
IF THE GIFTS IN THE SONG, "THE TWELVE DAYS
OF CHRISTMAS" WERE TALLIED, THE NUMBER
WOULD BE OVER 364!
JINGLE BELLS WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR
THANKSGIVING, NOT CHRISTMAS!
BOXING DAY IS ALWAYS CELEBRATED ON
DECEMBER 26TH
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