Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

    There are 44 Christmas Facts!

    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
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    English Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas between 1647 and 1660 because he believed such celebrations were immoral for the holiest day of the year.
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    Many theologians estimate that Jesus wasn't born on December 25 but sometime in September between 6BC and 30AD.
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    Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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    The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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