1. The first Christmas movie ever made was "Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost" in 1901.
2. The original St. Nicholas was from Myra, in modern-day Turkey.
3. The Coca-Cola ad campaign popularized Santa's red suit.
4. Christmas took the place of the pagan holiday Saturnalia.
5. USPS delivers over 1 billion packages during the Christmas season.
6. Carol Aebersold and her family came up with the Elf on the Shelf.
7. The advent calendar tradition originated in 19th-century Germany.
8. National Candy Cane Day is on December 26.
9. The highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time is "The Grinch" (2018).
10. The most recorded Christmas song is "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin.
11. The best-selling Christmas song is "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby.
12. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert popularized the Christmas tree tradition in England.
13. The earliest mention of Christmas stockings is in a Dutch legend from the 17th century.
14. The earliest gingerbread cookie recipes date back to the 15th century.
15. The modern-day gingerbread cookie was popularized by German bakers in the 16th century.
16. The word “noel” means “birth” in its original French language.
17. Armenian people celebrate Christmas on January 6.
18. Four ghosts appear in A Christmas Carol: Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.
19. People traditionally place a star or an angel at the top of Christmas trees.
20. Eggnog was invented in medieval Britain, around the 13th century.
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