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- The World's Largest Cut Christmas Tree was a 221 ft Douglas fir in Seattle, in December 1950.
- There are over 10,000 cut-your-own farms for Christmas trees in the United States.
- Thomas Nast found inspiration for his painting of Santa Claus from Clement C. Moore's "The Night Before Christmas."
- Approximately 33% of the holiday cards purchased each year contain a religious message.
- American mistletoe, is one of 1,300 species of mistletoe worldwide - only two are native to the United States.
- An average household in America will mail out 28 Christmas cards each year and receive 28 in return
- In 1948, the most popular Christmas Toy in the U.S. was the Scrabble board game.
- The inventor of the Christmas "cracker" or bon-bon was Tom Smith who owned a sweet shop in London.
- The Post Office expects to deliver 20 Billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.
- Lauscha, a Germany company, started producing glass bead garlands for Christmas Trees in the 1850s.
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