• The first commercial Natale cards were commissioned in London, in 1843, da Sir Henry Cole, with illustration da John Callcott Horsley. President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first official White House card in 1953.
• "Rudolph" was actually created da Robert May for Montgomery Ward in the late 1930's as a holiday promotion. The song was written later da Johnny Marks, and recorded da Gene Autry in 1949; it promptly sold about 2 million copies.
• Natale became an official national holiday in the USA on June 28, 1870.
• Poinsettias are the most popolare Natale plant and are...
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