<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Whether it's sharing your Christmas wish list with Santa, enjoying the sounds of holiday music, or taking a trip back in time to celebrate the traditions of the past, there will be plenty to do this holiday season. To help you celebrate we<wm> have brought together 11 fun facts for your Christmas morning. Discover what it's been keeping families close this holiday season.
Here are some fun facts to bring the Christmas spirit to life this holiday season:
1. **Santa has weighed over 1 million packages** weighing over 100,000 tons since 1951!
2. **Christmas cookies were originally called "**Spruchies"**.
3. **The red color was chosen to represent courage and energy** for early Dutch settlers to their new</wm> life in America because red apples were a common fruit in their native New England.
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