christmas facts and figures infographic to astound and amaze!

TOP TEN CHRISTMAS SONGS

BY THE NUMBERS

I’M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS

The United States can credit its Christmas tree tradition to European immigrants, especially the German and Dutch communities in Pennsylvania. The first National Tree was placed outside the White House in 1923.

REAL or ARTIFICIAL?

24%

80%

76%REALARTIFICIAL

WHAT KIND OF TREE?

O, CHRISTMAS TREE

3% - Leyland Cypress 5% - Grand Fir6% - Noble Fir

6% - White Spruce

9% - Scotch Pine

11% - Balsam Fir

11% - White Pine13% - Colorado Blue Spruce

16% - Douglas Fir

20% Fraser Fir

WHERE IS IT FROM? HOW MANY TREES?

HOLIDAY GIFT TIP

Oregon

North Carolina

Michigan

Pennsylvania

Wisconsin

Washington

New York

Virginia

Ohio

Minnesota

24.5

40

4,000

100

400

FACTS ABOUT FRUITCAKE

1. Winter Wonderland2. The Christmas Song 3. Sleigh Ride

5. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

6. White Christmas7. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!8. Jingle Bell Rock9. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

2. The oldest known fruitcake that is still edible was baked on Nov. 27, 1878.

1. Fruitcake was listed as a prohibited item on airplanes during the holiday season in 2005 due to the high density of the cake that blocked airport security scanners.

3. Several communities hold annual “fruitcake toss” festivals, where

distances. The most well known toss is held in Manitou Springs, CO, where the current record is 1,425 feet.

Have you ever wondered what the odds are of having a white Christmas? Here are (roughly) the national odds of having a white Christmas, compiled from information from the National Weather Service.

+ 90% 50 - 70% 40 - 50% 25 - 40% 10 - 25% 0 - 5%

Source: ASCAP

Sources: USDA, National Geographic,National Christmas Tree Association

29,449

30 million

15 billion

+85 million

1.8 billion

128 million lbs

Eggnog Consumed per YearCandy Canes Made per Year

Americans Traveling during the Holidays

Delivered during the Season by the USPS

Pounds of Mail to be delivered toOverseas Military by the USPS

Number of Words in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

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