Thursday, December 21, 2006

Twinkletime Trivia

I'm a trivia nut, so I thought I'd share some holiday trivia with you.? How many of these tidbits did you know about?

?Bob Hope spent 25 consecutive Christmases away from home.? He was entertaining troops serving at home and abroad.

A glass pickle ornament is supposed to be hidden in your Christmas tree for good luck.

Alabama was the first state to make Christmas an official holiday in 1836.

Grover Cleveland was the first president to enjoy electric Christmas lights on his tree in the White House.

"White Christmas" is the biggest-selling Christmas single of all time.

"It's a Wonderful Life" annually appears on television more than 300 times.

The Romans began the tradition of exchanging gifts.

Elinor Roosevelt wrote a Christmas story about a girl named Marta.

An angel is the most popular tree topper.

Happy, happy, merry, merry!

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