Since Christmas is next week I thought I would do a quick search on the interwebs to find some interesting facts that you may or may not know about Christmas.
2. Each year more than 3 billion Christmas cards are sent in the US alone.
3. All the gifts in the Twelve Days of Christmas would equal 364 gifts.
4. In AD 350, Pope Julius1, bishop of Rome, proclaimed December 25 the official celebration
date for the birthday of Christ.
5. Christmas trees have been sold in the US since 1850.
6. Christmas trees usually grow for about 15 years before they are sold.
7. Alabama was the first state in the United States to officially recognize Christmas in 1836.
8. Christmas wasn't declared an official holiday in the United States until June 26, 1870.
9. Oklahoma was the last U.S. state to to declare Christmas a legal holiday in 1907.
10. During the Christmas season, nearly 28 million sets of Legos are sold every second.
What are some facts you would like to add to the list? Please leave them in comments down below!
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