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- Holly berries are poisonous.
- "Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving but later became one of the most popular Christmas songs.
- Six of the trees on display in the White House are live trees that will be planted after the holidays.
- There are over 10,000 cut-your-own farms for Christmas trees in the United States.
- An average household in America will mail out 28 Christmas cards each year and receive 28 in return
- The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531.
- RKO Pictures bought the movie rights to "White Christmas" in 1946 for $10,000.
- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry (1949) sold 2 million copies of the song in it's first year.
- In Japan, Santa is called "Santa no ojisan," which means "Uncle Santa."
- In Japan, Santa is called "Santa no ojisan," which means "Uncle Santa."
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