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24jokeWhat do you call an obnoxious reindeer? Rude-olph.
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24factThe Christmas tree tradition originated in 16th-century Germany from medieval paradise trees (fir trees with apples representing Eden). Martin Luther is credited with adding candles to recreate stars twinkling through evergreens. Prince Albert popularized it in England in the mid-1800s.https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-christmas-trees
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23jokeWhy was the snowman looking through the carrots? He was picking his nose.
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23factJingle Bells was published in 1857 as The One Horse Open Sleigh. It has no mention of Christmas - it was inspired by sleigh races and only became a Christmas song in the 1860s-1870s.https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/christmas-song-jingle-bells-history/
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22jokeWhat do elves learn in school? The elf-abet.
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22factThe first artificial Christmas trees were feather trees from 1880s Germany made from dyed goose feathers. They were invented due to deforestation concerns - forests were depleted from cutting treetops for Christmas trees.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather_Christmas_tree
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21jokeWhat do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? Frostbite.
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21factRudolph was created in 1939 by Robert L. May for Montgomery Ward as a free giveaway. His wife was dying of cancer and he channeled his outcast feelings into the story. The store initially rejected it because red noses were associated with alcoholism.https://www.si.edu/collections/snapshot/rudolph-red-nosed-reindeer
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20jokeWhy does Santa go down chimneys? Because it soots him.
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20factChristmas became a US federal holiday on June 28 1870 when President Grant signed it into law. It was one of the first four federal holidays and initially only applied to federal employees in Washington DC.https://time.com/4608452/christmas-america-national-holiday/
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19jokeWhat do snowmen eat for breakfast? Frosted Flakes.
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19factSilent Night was composed Christmas Eve 1818 in Austria after flooding damaged the church organ. Today it has been translated into 300+ languages. Soldiers on both sides sang it during the WWI Christmas Truce of 1914. UNESCO declared it intangible cultural heritage in 2011.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night
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18jokeWhat did Adam say the day before Christmas? Its Christmas Eve!
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18factThe stocking tradition comes from St. Nicholas who secretly dropped three bags of gold down a chimney for a poor mans daughters - the gold landed in stockings hung to dry. People began hanging stockings hoping St. Nicholas would visit.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-legend-of-the-christmas-stocking-160854441/
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17jokeWhy is Christmas just like a day at the office? You do all the work and the fat guy in the suit gets all the credit.
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17factLegend says candy canes were invented in 1670 Germany when a choirmaster created hooked sugar sticks to keep children quiet during nativity services. However this is likely apocryphal - the first documented candy cane reference is from 1866.https://www.history.com/articles/candy-canes-invented-germany
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16jokeWhat do you call Santa when he stops moving? Santa Pause.
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16factThe circular wreath shape symbolizes eternal life with no beginning or end. This dates to ancient Greece and Rome where wreaths represented immortality. The Advent wreath tradition began with German Lutherans in the 16th century.https://time.com/5482144/christmas-wreath-origins/
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15jokeWhy did the Christmas tree go to the barber? It needed to be trimmed.
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15factAbout 1.3-1.6 billion Christmas cards are sent annually in the US. The tradition began in 1843 London when Sir Henry Cole commissioned the first commercial Christmas card.https://corporate.hallmark.com/hallmark-news/christmas-cards/
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14jokeWhat do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? Claustrophobic.
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14factThe Statue of Liberty was a gift from France dedicated October 28 1886. The idea originated in 1865 at a dinner discussing a monument to American freedom. It took 21 years to complete and weighs 225 tons.https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/the-french-connection.htm
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13jokeWhat is a parents favorite Christmas carol? Silent Night.
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13factKFC for Christmas became a Japanese tradition in 1974. Manager Takeshi Okawara heard foreigners missing turkey and realized Japan had no Christmas dinner tradition. Today 3.6 million Japanese families eat KFC on Christmas Eve.https://global.kfc.com/stories/how-kentucky-for-christmas-began-in-japan
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12jokeWhy does Santa have three gardens? So he can ho ho ho.
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12factThe Salvation Army red kettle began in 1891 San Francisco when Captain McFee placed a crab pot at the ferry landing to raise money for Christmas dinners. Bell-ringing started in 1900 when a 16-year-old volunteer bought a 10-cent bell from Woolworths.https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/red-kettle-history/
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11jokeWhat do you call a cat on the beach at Christmas? Sandy Claws.
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11factThomas Edison created the first electric Christmas lights in 1880 outside his Menlo Park lab. In 1882 his colleague Edward Johnson hand-wired 80 bulbs for his NYC tree - it even rotated! In 1903 a string cost $12 (hundreds in todays dollars).https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/technology/item/who-invented-electric-christmas-lights/
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10jokeWhat nationality is Santa Claus? North Polish.
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10factKissing under mistletoe is linked to Norse mythology where Baldur was killed by a mistletoe arrow. His mother Frigga declared it should promote love instead. The actual kissing tradition began in 18th-century England among servants.https://www.history.com/articles/why-do-we-kiss-under-the-mistletoe
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9jokeWhat falls at the North Pole but never gets hurt? Snow.
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9factThe Nutcracker premiered December 18 1892 in St. Petersburg Russia. Tchaikovsky disliked it calling it infinitely worse than Sleeping Beauty. He died less than a year later. Today its the most performed ballet worldwide.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker
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8jokeWhy was the little snowman so happy? He saw the snowplow coming.
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8factAbout 25-30 million real Christmas trees are sold annually in the US from 15000 farms on 350000 acres. Oregon North Carolina and Michigan are top producers. Average 2023 price was $75.https://realchristmastrees.org/education/quick-tree-facts/
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7jokeWhat do reindeer say before telling a joke? This one will sleigh you.
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7factCookies and milk for Santa became popular during the Great Depression when parents taught gratitude. The roots trace to Norse mythology where children left food for Odins horse Sleipner. British kids leave sherry and mince pies - Irish kids leave Guinness.https://www.history.com/articles/dont-forget-santas-cookies-and-milk-the-history-of-a-popular-christmas-tradition
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6jokeWhat do you call an elf that runs away from Santas workshop? A rebel without a Claus.
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6factPoinsettias are native to Mexico where Aztecs called them cuetlaxochitl. In 1828 US Ambassador Joel Poinsett brought them to South Carolina. Today 70 million are sold before Christmas. December 12 (when Poinsett died) is National Poinsettia Day.https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2021/12/poinsettia-how-a-u-s-diplomat-made-a-mexican-flower-an-international-favorite/
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5jokeWhat is Santas favorite type of music? Wrap music.
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5factIceland has 13 Yule Lads instead of Santa - mischievous trolls visiting one per night before Christmas. Each has a prank personality: Spoon Licker Door Slammer Meat Hook etc. Good kids get treats in shoes - naughty ones get rotten potatoes.https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-gryla
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4jokeWhy is it so cold at Christmas? Because its in Decembrrrr.
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4factBing Crosbys White Christmas is the best-selling single ever with 50+ million copies. It debuted Christmas Day 1941 weeks after Pearl Harbor and became meaningful to WWII soldiers. The 1942 master wore out so the 1947 re-recording is what plays today.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)
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3jokeWhat do you call a snowman party? A snowball.
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3factThe first recorded Christmas on December 25 was in Rome in 336 AD under Emperor Constantine. Many scholars believe the Church chose this date to replace the Roman winter solstice festival of Sol Invictus. Early Christians didnt celebrate Christs birth at all.https://www.britannica.com/story/why-is-christmas-in-december
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2jokeWhat do gingerbread men use to make their beds? Cookie sheets.
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2factTinsel was invented in Nuremberg Germany around 1610 from real hammered silver to reflect candlelight. Silver tarnished quickly so they switched to aluminum then lead. Lead tinsel was banned in 1972 - todays tinsel is PVC plastic.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinsel
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1jokeWhat do elves post on social media? Elfies.
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1factIn Germany Poland and Scandinavia gifts are exchanged on Christmas Eve not Christmas morning. This connects to Christs birth liturgically beginning at sunset on December 24th.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Eve
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0jokeWhy did Santa bring 22 reindeer to the store? Because what he wanted cost around 20 bucks - just in case it was more.
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0factSanta has official Canadian postal code H0H 0H0 (Ho Ho Ho). Started in 1974 when Canada Post employees answered letters to Santa. Over 1 million letters arrive yearly answered by 11000 volunteers - no postage required!https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/santas-canadian-postal-code/
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