2008 Woodie Awards
Twenty Fun Christmas Facts
Issue date: 12/5/07 Section: Commentary
1. Christmas caroling began as an old English custom called Wassailing--wishing neighbors a long and healthy life.
2. The first United States President to decorate the White House Christmas tree was Franklin Pierce.
3. Santa Clause gets his origins from St. Nicholas a generous man from the 4th Century A.D. who helped children and the poor and often threw gifts threw children's windows to make them happy. The story was brought to America by Dutch immigrants who called the man "Sinter Klaas."
4. Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
5. Charles Dickens' famous work, "A Christmas Carol" was written in just six weeks.
6. During the Christmas buying season, Visa Cards alone are used an average of 5, 340 times every minute in the U.S.
7. Even though many believe the Friday after Thanksgiving is the busiest shopping day of the year, the Friday and Saturday before Christmas are actually the two busiest shopping days of the year.
8. In Greek, X means Christ. That is where the word "X-mas" comes from, contrary to the idea that people wanted to take the "Christ" out of Christmas.
9. "Rudolph" was created by Montgomery Ward in the late 1930's for a holiday promotion.
10. A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig prepared with mustard. Considering changing to this English classic?
11. Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa Clause for a winter promotion.
12. If you received all of the gifts listed in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" song, you would receive 364 presents.
13. "It's a Wonderful Life" appears on television more than any other holigay film.
14. The U.S.'s official national Christmas Tree is located in King's Canyon National Park in California-- a giant sequoia over 300 feet high nicknamed the "General Grant Tree."
15. Christmas became a national U.S. holiday in 1870.
16. Charles Dickens' original choice for Scrooge's statement "Bah Humbug" was "Bah Christmas." Doesn't quite have the same ring.
17. "Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving but later became one of the most popular Christmas songs.
18. At lavish Christmas feasts in the middle ages, swans and peacocks were sometimes served "endored." This meant that the flesh was painted and the birds were served wrapped in their skin and feathers which had been removed an set aside prior to roasting. Care for some roast peacock?
19. Christmas trees are edible. The needles on pines, spruces and firs are actually a good source of Vitamin C and the pine cones are a good source of nutrition. So forget about the orange juice and go munch on your Christmas tree.
20. In Mexico, wearing red underwear on New Year's Eve is said to bring new love in the upcoming year. So don't forget your red underwear this holiday season and if you don't have any, now you have something to put on your Christmas list.
2. The first United States President to decorate the White House Christmas tree was Franklin Pierce.
3. Santa Clause gets his origins from St. Nicholas a generous man from the 4th Century A.D. who helped children and the poor and often threw gifts threw children's windows to make them happy. The story was brought to America by Dutch immigrants who called the man "Sinter Klaas."
4. Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
5. Charles Dickens' famous work, "A Christmas Carol" was written in just six weeks.
6. During the Christmas buying season, Visa Cards alone are used an average of 5, 340 times every minute in the U.S.
7. Even though many believe the Friday after Thanksgiving is the busiest shopping day of the year, the Friday and Saturday before Christmas are actually the two busiest shopping days of the year.
8. In Greek, X means Christ. That is where the word "X-mas" comes from, contrary to the idea that people wanted to take the "Christ" out of Christmas.
9. "Rudolph" was created by Montgomery Ward in the late 1930's for a holiday promotion.
10. A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig prepared with mustard. Considering changing to this English classic?
11. Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa Clause for a winter promotion.
12. If you received all of the gifts listed in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" song, you would receive 364 presents.
13. "It's a Wonderful Life" appears on television more than any other holigay film.
14. The U.S.'s official national Christmas Tree is located in King's Canyon National Park in California-- a giant sequoia over 300 feet high nicknamed the "General Grant Tree."
15. Christmas became a national U.S. holiday in 1870.
16. Charles Dickens' original choice for Scrooge's statement "Bah Humbug" was "Bah Christmas." Doesn't quite have the same ring.
17. "Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving but later became one of the most popular Christmas songs.
18. At lavish Christmas feasts in the middle ages, swans and peacocks were sometimes served "endored." This meant that the flesh was painted and the birds were served wrapped in their skin and feathers which had been removed an set aside prior to roasting. Care for some roast peacock?
19. Christmas trees are edible. The needles on pines, spruces and firs are actually a good source of Vitamin C and the pine cones are a good source of nutrition. So forget about the orange juice and go munch on your Christmas tree.
20. In Mexico, wearing red underwear on New Year's Eve is said to bring new love in the upcoming year. So don't forget your red underwear this holiday season and if you don't have any, now you have something to put on your Christmas list.
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travisgirl
posted 12/10/08 @ 2:00 PM CST
look on number 13 instead of saying holiday they put holigay hahahah .im juss playing i loved it
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