A Little Christmas Trivia

Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.

Merry Christmas and God bless from the D'Avria family. By now, many of you are in Christmas recovery mode - Church services have ended, wrapping paper's been cleaned from the floor, assembly has been required, and group text messages of well wishers have been sent and received.

Now it's time to impress your in-laws at the dinner table. Kick back and enjoy a little Christmas trivia.

Today the Greater Charlotte area is calling for 2-5 inches of snow. Their last two white Christmases - 1947 and 1880.

19 out of 20 Americans celebrate Christmas, including 80% of non-Christians.

"A Christmas Story" takes place in either 1939 or 1940 in the fictional Northern Indiana town of Hohman, Indiana.

The NORAD Santa tracker began December 24, 1955. It made its Internet debut in 1997.

The weekend before Christmas are the two busiest days for shopping, not Black Friday.

In "It's a Wonderful Life," Clarence says Harry's brother died at age 9, but the tombstone says 1911-1919. While we're on that subject, why would there be a cemetary where Bailey Park would be built? Did Harry move the bodies?  I regress . . . .

PNC Wealth Management, estimates the cost of "The 12 Days of Christmas" gifts topped $23,439 in 2010. That’s a $1,974 increase from last year’s Christmas Price Index.

German and British front line soldiers sang Christmas carols, exchanged gifts, and played soccer during a World War I Christmas truce. Don't believe me? Try: http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/truce.asp

Good news: the average person only gains one pound during the holiday season. Bad news: most people never lose it.

And the final trivia question: Which Christmas song is played on the radio the most often?

The first person to comment correctly below gets to be guest interviewed on this blog soon.

Merry Christmas