Ever wondered where your Christmas tree came from? How many candy canes get made each year? Well, wonder no longer. Presenting The Great Christmas Infographic! We’ve scoured the web, compiled government data, and delved into the history books to bring you the answers to some questions about Christmas you never asked (but we’re sure you’ll find super interesting). To our fellow data nerds, know-it-alls, and generally curious folks everywhere: Merry Christmas! http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/christmas-facts-figures/

1. O, CHRISTMAS TREE
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?
WHAT KIND OF TREE?
3% - Leyland Cypress
5% - Grand Fir
6% - Noble Fir
20% Fraser Fir
6% - White Spruce
REAL
ARTIFICIAL
76%
24%
9% - Scotch Pine
16% - Douglas Fir
11% - Balsam Fir
13% - Colorado
Blue Spruce
WHERE IS IT FROM?
11% - White Pine
HOW MANY TREES?
24.5
Oregon
North Carolina
400
Michigan
Pennsylvania
40
Wisconsin
Washington
4,000
New York
Virginia
Ohio
100
Minnesota
80%
Sources: USDA, National Geographic,
National Christmas Tree Association
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RISTMAS SONGS
CH
P TEN
TO
1. Winter Wonderland
2. The Christmas Song
3. Sleigh Ride
FACTS ABO
UT
5. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
6. White Christmas
7. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
8. Jingle Bell Rock
9. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
FRUITC
AKE
Source: ASCAP
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.
2. The oldest known fruitcake that is still edible was baked on Nov. 27, 1878.
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.
E
BY THE NUMB
128
million lbs
+85
million
RS
Eggnog Consumed per Year
Candy Canes Made per Year
1.8
billion
Americans Traveling during the Holidays
Delivered during the Season by the USPS
30
million
50 - 70%
40 - 50%
billion
Pounds of Mail to be delivered to
Overseas Military by the USPS
I’M DR
EAM
ING
OF
A
+ 90%
15
25 - 40%
Number of Words in Charles Dickens’
A Christmas Carol
29,449
WH
ITE C
HRIS
TMAS
10 - 25%
0 - 5%
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.
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