Twelve Things You Never Knew About Christmas

Author: Admin | Filed under: Christmas, Christmas History Wednesday Dec 3,2008

Christmas trivia, traditions and tidbits… what, where, who, how…. It’s always interesting and intriguing to find out history and background on such a celebrated and time honored holiday as Christmas.  Here’s a dozen interesting factoids that I bet you never knew about Christmas:

Christmas Tree1. Christmas trees were first lighted with actual candles, which presented a fire hazard. As a result containers filled with water had to be kept near the Christmas tree.

2. Workers in the construction industry are responsible for the tradition of having a Christmas tree on display at Rockefeller Center in New York City. They are credited with placing an undecorated tree at the site in the early 1930s.

3. Since the mid-1960s, The National Christmas Tree Association has maintained a presence in the White House at Christmas by donating a Christmas tree to the First Family.

4. The former Woolworth department store first sold manufactured Christmas tree ornaments in 1880.

5. Plastic became the primary material used to make tinsel after their use for decorative purposes was at one time prohibited because lead was used in the manufacturing process.

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