Since Thanksgiving is over, we are moving into the Christmas season. All the decorations are going up, and the town will soon have the annual Christmas celebrations. I want to tell you some fun facts about the Christmas season. Some of these you may already know, but you might find some of these facts surprising.
Did you know that the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree began with the Egyptians? They would decorate with evergreens to signify that spring would return soon.
Rudolph appeared in 1939 as a Christmas story for kids that the Montgomery Ward department could distribute as a promotion. The song was released in 1949, and the movie was released in 1964.
Christmas wreaths have a religious meaning. They symbolize the eternity of God, the immortality of the soul, and the everlasting life found in Christ.
“Jingle Bells” was originally a Thanksgiving song, but it was re-released as a Christmas song. In 1965, astronauts played “Jingle Bells” on a broadcast. “Silent Night” is the most recorded Christmas song in history.
Celebrating Christmas in the colonies in the New World was illegal. Christmas was not named a federal holiday until about 100 years after the Revolutionary War. About 15,000 people are sent to the emergency room every year from Christmas decorating accidents.
The U.S. postal service processes over 11 billion packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas. 85 percent of Americans celebrate Christmas. One person spends about $1,000 on Christmas gifts every year. Many people eat turkey on Christmas instead of ham.
Candy canes originated in Germany in 1847 because someone decorated their Christmas tree with them. The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was originally small and undecorated when it was first put up in 1931. Now, it is huge and a staple of the Christmas season.
I hope you found these facts interesting. Don’t forget the reason for the season!
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