Holiday Edition: Christmas Fun Facts!
From all of us here at BB Insurance Marketing, we’d like to wish everyone a Happy Holidays. We will be out of the office for the holidays and we hope you and your families enjoy the time spent together on this great holiday. We know we will! For those of you venturing away from sunny South Florida for this holiday, make sure you pack accordingly and enjoy the weather. May your day be filled with friends, family, food, egg nog, presents, tacky sweaters, desserts, good times and love.
Fun Christmas Facts
– An average Christmas tree takes 15 years to grow.
– In Canada, Santa Claus has his own postal zip code, H0H 0H0.
– The song “Jingle Bells” was originally written for Thanksgiving in the year 1857.
– 56 percent Americans say that they always sing Christmas carols to their pets.
– According to a study, two weeks before Christmas is the most popular time for couples to break up.
– If you wait for Santa to bring you a gift on every Christmas Eve, then keep these facts in mind. According to US scientists, if Santa is to deliver all the world’s gifts on Christmas Eve, then he would have to visit 822 homes a second, while traveling at no less than 650 miles per second.
– Apples were the first known Christmas tree decorations. Until they were replaced by lights, a trend first started by protestant reformer, Martin Luther (1483-1546). According to a story, he got the idea after watching stars shining between the branches of a fir tree.
– In Greek, “X“ stands for Christ. This is from where the word “Xmas“ originated.
– The world’s largest Christmas present was the Statue of Liberty. The French gave it to the US in 1886. It is 46.5 meters high and weights 225 tons!
– Bing Crosby ‘s “White Christmas“ was released in 1942 and is considered to be the best-selling Christmas song of all time!
– One out of every ten Christmas presents will be broken by the New Year.
– If you received all of the gifts listed in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song, you would receive 364 presents.
– In 1647, the English parliament passed a law that made Christmas illegal.
– 17 percent of people will embarrass themselves in some way at office Christmas parties.
– People spend an average of 2 hours and 27 minutes wrapping presents.
(Facts via oddityjournal, venere.com and christmaspoems)
