While in North America we use stockings as gift holders, some countries like Holland and  France use shoes for the same purpose.

“Mistletoe” literally means “dung twig”. The name comes from the fact that mistletoe typically spring from bird droppings that have fallen on trees, grown from the seeds that have passed through the birds’ digestive tract.

All the gifts in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” would equal to 364 gifts.

President Theodore Roosevelt, an environmentalist, was against cutting down trees for decoration. He even banned Christmas trees from the White House during his presidency.

“X” is from the Greek letter Chi, the first letter of the word “Christ.”  That is where the abbreviation “Xmas” comes from.

“Jingle Bells” was written to be a Thanksgiving song for a church in Savanna, Georgia, 1857. It was so well accepted that it was sung again for Christmas, becoming one of the most popular Christmas carols.

Some parts of Evergreen trees are edible and a good source of Vitamin C, but holly berries are poisonous.

How many homes does Santa have to visit on Christmas? 842 million. How fast must he travel to visit all those homes? Over 4 million mph.

There is an old wives’ tale that if bread is baked on Christmas Eve, it will last forever. Not recommended to find out.