Category: Christmas Trivia

The U.S. Congress declared Christmas a federal holiday in 1870.

Before purchasing your Christmas cards, make a list of friends, relatives and co-workers including their addresses so you know how many cards to buy, of course.

This Christmas tradition essentially means ringing the church bells.

Christmas is frequently identified as X-mas because the X in the Greek alphabet represents a “CH” sound, also representing Christ.

Because of the correlation between cold weather and the holiday season, many winter-themed objects (like snowmen) become associated with the Christmas season and often appear on Christmas cards.

Wreaths commonly appear on Christmas cards because they represent a smaller version of the Christmas tree. Additionally, their round shape symbolizes never-ending love and peace.

The Christmas tree tradition was started in Germany; The Germans were the first to bring the tree into the house.

In the Chipmunk’s rendition of “Christmas Don’t be Late,” which was originally released in 1958, Alvin wants a hula hoop.

Brenda Lee’s popular Christmas tune is “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree.”

The Christmas Eve snack usually left for Santa consists of milk and cookies, but sometimes he gets carrots as a healthy alternative.