The U.S. territory expanded by 828,000 miles with the Louisiana Purchase. Pres. Jefferson was interested in what resources these territories had and finding the Northwest Passage.
The tradition of sending Christmas greetings cards was started in the UK by Sir Henry Cole. He was a senior civil servant who had helped set-up the new “Public Record Office” now called the “Post Office” where he introduced the first commercial Christmas card in 1843.
The White House Christmas Tree is known as the Blue Room Christmas Tree. It is the official indoor Christmas tree at the residence of the President of the United States.
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is one of the most popular films ever produced by director Frank Capra. it is an American Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film based on the short story and booklet “The Greatest Gift” written by Philip Van Doren Stern wrote in 1939 and published privately in 1946.
The term “anointed one” is used numerous times throughout the Bible and in some different situations. Some times the “Anointed One” has been described as God Himself — mainly in connection with Jesus, the Messiah.
“Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is a famous song written by Johnny Marks based on the 1939 story “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” created by an American advertising executive called Robert May and published by the Montgomery Ward Company.
“Holiday Inn” features 13 Christmas songs by famous composer Irving Berlin, including “White Christmas” one of the biggest-selling recordings in music history! It is an American musical comedy directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. It is nominated for 3 Academy Awards.
The lyrics to the famous Christmas song “Little Drummer Boy”, originally known as “Carol of the Drum”, was written om 1941 by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis. The lyrics consist of no less than 21 “rum pum pum pum”.