Santa and time travel go hand in hand. How does the Jolly Old Elf make it around the world in one day? The math is pretty complicated on this one. It is estimated that around 200 billion children live on earth. Those children live in about 800 million different houses. By using the time zones on earth, and beginning at the international date line, Santa is able to stretch one day into about 42 hours. Even with the extra time added in, scientists have tried and there is no explanation according to them. No explanation other than pure magic. Only magic could allow anyone or anything to travel 1,367 miles per second!  

Decorating an actual tree for Christmas was first done in Germany and historic records show trees were decorated as early as 1419. The early trees were decorated with cookies, apples, pinecones and candles. The British Princess Charlotte of Wales decorated the first tree in a British castle. Did you know evergreen plants have had special meaning for thousands of years. They have always represented eternal life because they never die.  As Christianity spread throughout the world, evergreen plants were used in religious rituals to represent the eternal life Jesus’ birth promised to mankind. German migrants brought the Christmas tree to America but the English Puritans in Massachusetts thought that decorating for Christmas made fun of a serious event. Did you know they passed a law making it illegal to decorate a tree? It became a law in 1659 and was on the books and enforced for 100 years. 

OTHER WEIRD CHRISTMAS LAWS

In England it is criminal to drive a car while dressed as Santa Claus.

In New Jersey your lights on your house can be written a ticket for trespassing.

In Maine all Christmas lights must be removed by January 14th.

In Philadelphia you can not have a Christmas tree if you live in an apartment building,

Christmas music can be heard playing everywhere you go around  the world. They are called songs or carols. The word carol first comes from the 1300s. It was  used to describe joyous music and dances that were performed at festivals. In the 1500s the word carol began being used to describe songs that were sung to celebrate the Christmas holidays. Worldwide the most played carol is Silent Night. In the last 40 years it has been recorded by more than 700 different singers. There have even been rap versions. Other popular songs include White Christmas, Joy To the World, Rudolph and even Your a Mean One Mr. Grinch.