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- Over 100,000 people are employed in the Christmas tree industry.
- Lauscha, a Germany company, started producing glass bead garlands for Christmas Trees in the 1850s.
- "Wassail" comes from the Old Norse "ves heill"--to be of good health.
- Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915, five years after the founding of the company.
- In 1610 Tinsel, made of real silver, was invented in Germany.
- Since 1925, America's official national Christmas tree is located in King's Canyon National Park in California.
- Over 100,000 people are employed in the Christmas tree industry.
- More than 330,000 real Christmas trees are sold via e-commerce or catalogs.
- The "Urn of Fate" is part of the Christmas Eve celebrations in many Italian households. It holds a wrapped present.
- The "Urn of Fate" is part of the Christmas Eve celebrations in many Italian households. It holds a wrapped present.
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