6 things you probably didn't know about Christmas
- 6 years ago
6 things you probably didn't know about Christmas 1- The Bible does not give a specific date for the birth of Jesus Christ.
So why do we celebrate on Dec. 25th? In the 4th century the Catholic Church chose this date to celebrate the holidays so that it would coincide with the pagan festival of Saturnalia. 2- An average of 15,000 Americans are sent to the ER every year due to holiday-related decorating accidents. 3- How the Grinch Stole Christmas, starring Jim Carrey, is the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time. 4- Every Christmas season, an estimated 3.6 million Japanese families treat themselves to Kentucky Fried Chicken. 5- “Silent Night” is the most recorded Christmas song in history, with over 733 different versions since 1978. 6- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer first appeared in a marketing campaign for retailer Montgomery Ward.
So why do we celebrate on Dec. 25th? In the 4th century the Catholic Church chose this date to celebrate the holidays so that it would coincide with the pagan festival of Saturnalia. 2- An average of 15,000 Americans are sent to the ER every year due to holiday-related decorating accidents. 3- How the Grinch Stole Christmas, starring Jim Carrey, is the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time. 4- Every Christmas season, an estimated 3.6 million Japanese families treat themselves to Kentucky Fried Chicken. 5- “Silent Night” is the most recorded Christmas song in history, with over 733 different versions since 1978. 6- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer first appeared in a marketing campaign for retailer Montgomery Ward.