China's Dun Che Lao Ren (Christmas Old Man) arrives during the Chinese Holy Birth Festival to fill children's stockings with gifts.

The Magi were three Wise Men who visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

"Jingle Bells" was originally composed for children to sing in a Boston Sunday School celebration. It was meant for the Thanksgiving season and had no connection to Christmas.

A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side;
The horse was lean and lank;
Misfortune seemed his lot;
He got into a drifted bank
And we, we got upsot!

After capturing the city in his famous March to the Sea from Atlanta, General Sherman sent President Lincoln a telegram saying, "I beg to present to you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah."

In the meadow we can build a snowman
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown

Snoopy's dog house is blue in this holiday special. In subsequent specials it is red.

She gets 1 partridge in a pear tree on each of the 12 days (12); She gets 2 turtle doves on the last 11 days (22); She gets 3 french hens on the last 10 days (30); She gets 4 calling birds on the last 9 days (36); She gets 5 gold rings on the last 8 days (40); She gets 6 geese a-laying on the last 7 days (42); She gets 7 swans a-swimming on the last 6 days (42); She gets 8 maids a-milking on the last 5 days (40); She gets 9 ladies dancing on the last 4 days (36); She gets 10 lords a-leaping on the last 3 days (30); She gets 11 pipers piping on the last 2 days (22); She gets 12 drummers drumming on the last day (12) ... for a total of 364 gifts.

"Silent Night" was first sung as part of a church service in Austria. A guitar was used for accompaniment because the church organ had been destroyed by mice.

Christmas Island is an external territory of the Commonwealth of Australia located in the Indian Ocean. It was discovered on Christmas Day 1643, but only settled in the late 19th century.