Happy Holidays! Here are some fun facts you may not know about Christmas:

• The word "Christmas" comes from the Old English phrase "Cristes Maesse," which means "Christ's Mass."

• The tradition of hanging stockings comes from the story of St. Nicholas, who is said to have thrown bags of gold down a chimney to help a poor family.

• The world's tallest Christmas tree was a Douglas fir that stood at 221 feet high in Seattle, Washington

• The first recorded Christmas celebration took place in Rome in 336 AD.

• The song "Jingle Bells" was originally written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas.

• The world's largest snowflake was recorded in Montana in 1887 and measured 15 inches in diameter.

• The tradition of sending Christmas cards started in the UK in 1843.

• The famous Christmas song "Silent Night" was first performed in 1818 in Austria.

• The poinsettia, a popular Christmas plant, is named after Joel Poinsett, the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico, who introduced the plant to the United States.

• In Japan, it is a tradition to eat KFC for Christmas dinner, thanks to a successful marketing campaign in the 1970s.

We hope you have a very Merry Christmas!