Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 25, 2016
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We wish you a Merry Christmas!!! The carol We Wish You A Merry Christmas was originally sung loudly by lower-class crowds- as a threat! The tallest Christmas tree ever cut was a 221 foot Douglas fir, displayed in 1950 at the Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle, Washington. British illustrator John Callcott Horsley produced the first Christmas card in 1843. Christmas trees are grown for about 15 years before they are sold!
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