Christmas Fun Facts!
Rachel's Fun Facts... Christmas Edition!
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In "A Christmas Story", Flick's tongue was suctioned by a hidden vacuum to make it look like it was stuck to the pole.
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Before JIM CARREY got the lead in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", EDDIE MURPHY and JACK NICHOLSON were considered for the part.
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"It's a Wonderful Life" was shot in the SUMMER of 1946, and sometimes they had to shut down production because of the heat.
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"Jingle Bells" was the first song played in space, during NASA's Gemini 6A space flight in 1965.
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The first-ever Salvation Army Christmas kettle in Canada made its debut in Toronto in 1903.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas are the 12 days between December 25 and January 5
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Nearly six million dollars are spent during the holiday season on ugly Christmas sweaters.
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Coca-Cola rebranded Santa to wear red in the 1930s. Before that, Santa wore blue, white, and green
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The first Christmas tree was made from dyed goose feathers and was in Germany. The first decorated Christmas tree was in Riga, Latvia in 1510.
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The term "Xmas" comes from the Greek symbol for Christ.
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Tinsel was originally made from real silver in Germany in the early 1600s (can you imagine!?)
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Mistletoe isn't just pretty. It's also an ancient symbol of fertility and virility — and the Druids considered it an aphrodisiac!
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Eggnog is a pirate drink! The “nog” refers to “grog” which is an old sailor term for watered down Rum!
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Rudolph was invented in 1939 as a way to sell toys to kids. The people who wrote the Rudolph story considered other names for our favourite glowing-nosed reindeer. Rollo and Reginald were both considered
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Mariah Carey is the true Queen of Christmas! (OK, maybe that's not so much a fact as it is my personal opinion! LOL)
Rachel Gilbert
Host
(Written by Dave & Forman) If you ask Rachel, "do you want to go camping?" she'll show up early! She likes every Broadway musical ever, Donny & Marie, boy bands & obviously death metal. Rachel kicks back with the odd cold one from her brand new deluxe wine fridge, and if there's a conga line, SHE WILL JOIN. Rachel is a voice actor by day with clients from all over the world. She specializes in commercials, explainer and corporate videos and eLearning. www.voicedbyrachel.com
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