Weihnachten Hintergrund

• The first commercial Weihnachten cards were commissioned in London, in 1843, Von Sir Henry Cole, with illustration Von John Callcott Horsley. President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first official White House card in 1953.

• "Rudolph" was actually created Von Robert May for Montgomery Ward in the late 1930's as a holiday promotion. The song was written later Von Johnny Marks, and recorded Von Gene Autry in 1949; it promptly sold about 2 million copies.


• Weihnachten became an official national holiday in the USA on June 28, 1870.

• Poinsettias are the most beliebt Weihnachten plant and are...