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- After "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens wrote one Christmas story each year, but none more successful.
- The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531.
- The first president to decorate the White House Christmas tree in the United States was Franklin Pierce.
- In the Ukraine, if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas morning, it is believed to be good luck!
- LED Christmas lights feature long lifetimes, low cost to operate and associated low maintenance.
- Thomas Nast found inspiration for his painting of Santa Claus from Clement C. Moore's "The Night Before Christmas."
- Queen Elizabeth's Christmas message to the nation was first televised on December 25, 1957.
- For every real Christmas tree harvested, 2 to 3 seedlings are planted in its place.
- Over 1.76 billion candy canes are produced during Christmas.
- Holly berries are poisonous.
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