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Christmas is on it’s way! While there are many common traditions during the holidays that all of us know and love, there are many things about Christmas you may have never heard before!
That’s why we have found some less-known interesting facts to share with you this year! Share them with your friends and relatives via yuilop, of course! 
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Do you know the heaviest gift ever given to the United States? The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France to the U.S. in 1884 that weighed over 225 tons.
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The first song ever sung in Space was Jingle Bells, on December 16, 1965.
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The origin of red and white candy canes dates back to the late 1800′s and symbolizes the shepherd’s staff with reference to Jesus as a shepherd of mankind and the “J” for “Jesus” letter that appears to turn upside down the cane.
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The first Christmas Tree is believed to have come from Germany, and to have been made of turkey feathers painted green.
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In France children usually receive gifts in their shoes, so on Christmas Eve they line their shoes up neatly by the fireplace for Santa Claus to find.
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In Greece people exchange gifts on December 25, but also on January 1 they donate gifts to the poor and eat figs and typical holiday sweets.
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The traditional nativity set with human figures seems to have originated in Italy, by Saint Francisco who is noted to have begun this tradition.
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In Japan many people eat fried chicken on Christmas because the company Kentucky Fried Chicken ran an effective campaign in the 1970′s which sparked this new tradition.
