1) In Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer (1964), Santa's first stop is the Island of Misfit Toys.
2) Bethlehem, PA was established by German settlers on Dec. 24, 1741.
3) Joy to the World was also the title of a song by Three Dog Night.
4) in 1955, the most popular gift for boys was a coon skin hat. Wow. Somehow, that just doesn't compare to the WII.
5) O Holy Night was first sung at a midnight mass in Paris in 1847.
6) Eskimos consider whale blubber a Christmas delicacy.
7) The first Christmas card was printed in the US in 1875.
8) Western Missionaries introduced Christmas trees to China and Japan in the 19th and 20th centuries.
9) Holly is used at Christmas to represent the crown of Christ.
10) In the movie Frosty the Snowman, Santa tells Professor Hinkle to write "I am very sorry for what I did to Frosty" 100 zillion times. That sounds like a teacher I had in school.
Enjoy this entire Christmas season. Don't wait until it has passed you by. Make this Christmas a Christmas to Remember. And impress your friends and family with your incredible knowledge of Christmas Fun Facts.
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