Christmas Trivia and
Fun Facts
There's no other holiday like Christmas. Many of us celebrate the
holidays without knowing how our traditions got started or what they
signify. Christmas is much more fun when you know some facts behind the
holiday
Most of these facts are very interesting and reminds us that there is
quite a bit of history behind our family customs. Try using the trivia to
make your own Christmas quiz for holiday parties and add a unique touch
with personal favorites.
Christmas Holiday Trivia
 The word Christmas is Old
English, a contraction of Christ's Mass.
The first
president to decorate the white house Christmas tree in the United States
was Franklin Pierce.
Electric lights
for trees were first used in 1895.
The first
Christmas cards were vintage and invented in 1843, the Victorian Era.
"It's a
Wonderful Life" appears on TV more often than any other holiday movie.
"Rudolph"
was actually created by Montgomery Ward in the late 1930's for a holiday
promotion. The rest is history.
"The
Nutcracker" is the most famous Christmas ballet.
"Jingle
Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving and then became one of the most
popular Christmas songs.
If you
received all of the gifts in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas", you
would receive 364 presents.
The
poinsettia plant was brought into the United States from Mexico by Joel
Poinsett in the early 1800's.
Holly
berries are poisonous.
Contrary to
common belief, poinsettia plants are non-toxic.
In 1843, "A
Christmas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens in just six weeks.
The first state to recognize the
Christmas holiday officially was Alabama
Christmas
became a national holiday in America on June, 26, 1870.
Coca Cola
was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
An angel
told Mary she was going to have a baby.
Clearing up a common
misconception, in Greek, X
means Christ. That is where the word "X-Mas" comes from. Not because
someone took the "Christ" out of Christmas.
Traditionally, Christmas trees are taken down after Epiphany.
More diamonds are sold around
Christmas than any other time of the year.
In Mexico, wearing red underwear
on New Year's Eve is said to bring new love in the upcoming year.
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