Addressed to Santa
The Canadian Post Office has a special ZIP code set up for the deluge of Santa letters it receives every year: HOH OHO.
Then Came Stripes
Candy canes used to be pure white and in 17th-century Europe were originally handed out to children during Christmas Mass to keep them occupied.
Quotable
by Hamilton Wright Mabie, American author and essayist (1845-1916)
"Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love."
A Star is Born
Rudolph, Santa's most famous reindeer, first appeared in a story written in 1939 by ad copywriter Robert L. May for a Montgomery Ward department store promotion.
Yule Lore
On Christmas Eve, unmarried Czech women stand with their backs to the door and toss a shoe over their shoulder; if it lands with the toe facing the door, it means they'll be married within the year.
Still Puckering Up?
The Germanic word for mistletoe means "dung on a twig."
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