Merry Christmas 2010
Some interesting Christmas Trivia
Candy canes were originally all white. Red stripes were added in the early twentieth century.
Santa was generally depicted as an elf himself until Coca Cola ads in 1931 made him a full-sized human.
Barnum's animal crackers had a string on the box specifically so they could be hung on the Christmas tree.
The Woolworths company was the first to give employees a Christmas bonus.
The lighting of the National Christmas Tree started in 1923, but the White House Tree Lighting didn't start until 1964. |
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