A Student Shares Fun Facts About Christmas

Welcome back!! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break filled with eating turkey and shopping. As we count down the days till the end of the semester, I have some fun facts about Christmas! The first-ever Christmas tree wasn’t a tree; it was made of dyed goose feathers and came from Germany. The term ‘Xmas’ comes from Greece, with X being the Greek symbol for Christ. The World’s tallest tree was 221 ft high and was displayed in the Washington shopping mall in 1950. 2.1 billion Christmas cards will be sent out this festive season. Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer was going to be named Rollo or Reginald before the creator Robert L. May settled on the name Rudolph. The famous Rockefeller tree features over 50,000 lights. Last but not least, there are 20 days until Christmas!

Written by Peyton Bittle '30.