Cheap Ideas For Christmas Gifts

Cheap Ideas For Christmas Gifts

Save Money On Christmas Gifts

Author: | Filed under: Cheap Ideas For Christmas Gifts Sunday Oct 4,2009

As Christmas time approaches, we all start thinking about what to get our loved ones for the special occasion. While some friends and family members may be willing to let us know what they would like, we all have certain people who just say “I don’t care” or “I don’t want anything!”. This can be [...]

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Silver Christmas Tree Charm

Author: | Filed under: Cheap Ideas For Christmas Gifts, Jewelry Tuesday Jul 28,2009

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Sparking Crystal Snowflake Necklace

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Christmas Facts

1. 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.

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Christmas Facts

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.
6. The idea of Christmas greeting cards started in Britain in the late 1830s when John Calcott Horsley started to produce small cards that had festive scenes and a holiday greeting written inside. Similar cards were also being made in the United States at about the same time by R.H. Pease, in Albany, New York, and Louis Prang, who was a German immigrant. The idea of sending the greeting cards during Christmas gained popularity in both countries about 10 years later when new postal delivery services started.

Christmas Facts

7. The shortened form Xmas for Christmas has been popular in Europe since the 1500s. It is believed to be derived from the Greek word 'Xristos' which means Christ.
8. According to the National Confectioners Association, for 200 years candy canes were only made in the color of white and it wasn't until in the 1950s that a machine was invented that could automate the production of candy canes.