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With Christmas just around the corner, I am sure you are all running around buying and wrapping presents, cooking and traveling all over creation. I am in the same boat, but I thought it may be interesting to take a quick break and reflect on the holiday itself. For a holiday we spend so much time thinking about all year, there is still much we don’t know about it.

Here are a few Christmas facts and stats I was able to uncover that you may not have known about Christmas. Enjoy!

Christmas Facts and Stats

Date of the first Christmas:

First US State to recognize Christmas:

Percentage of Americans that celebrate Christmas:

Percentage of Americans that put up a Christmas tree:

Largest exporter of Christmas trees in the world:

Percentage of Americans that send Christmas cards:

Number of Christmas cards purchased annually:

Amount it would cost if you purchased everything in the 12 Days of Christmas:

First use of the name “Santa Claus” in the American press:

Poinsettias are originally from Mexico and were first brought to the US in 1825 by Joel Poinsett.