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Kissing under the mistletoe, our favorite sprig of green leaves and whiteberries, dates back to a 17th century English custom. At that time, a berry was removed every time a kiss was made, which meant there were no kisses when there no berries. We seem to have since forgotten about the berry removal - allowing us to fully concentrate on the kissing!
"Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving and then became one of themost popular Christmas songs.
Animal Crackers are not really crackers, but cookies that were imported to theUnited States from England in the late 1800s. Barnum's circus-like boxes were designed with a string handle so that they could be hung on a Christmas tree.
In 1822, Clement C. Moore composed his famous poem, "A Visitfrom St. Nick," which was later published as "The Night Before Christmas."Moore is credited with creating the modern image of Santa Claus as a jollyfat man in a red suit.