Santa's Little Forest

12/15/2012

FUN FACTS
-Each year there are approximately 20,000 “rent-a-Santas” across the United States. “Rent-a-Santas” usually undergo seasonal training on how to maintain a jolly attitude under pressure from the public. They also receive practical advice, such as not accepting money from parents while children are looking and avoiding garlic, onions, or beans for lunch

12/14/2012

FUN FACTS
-The world’s largest Christmas stocking measured 106 feet and 9 inches (32.56 m) long and 49 feet and 1 inch (14.97 m) wide. It weighed as much as five reindeer and held almost 1,000 presents. It was made by the Children’s Society in London on December 14, 2007

12/14/2012

FUN FACTS
-Christmas trees have been sold in the U.S. since 1850.
-Christmas trees usually grow for about 15 years before they are sold

12/13/2012

FUN FACTS
-According to data analyzed from Facebook posts, two weeks before Christmas is one of the two most popular times for couples to break up. However, Christmas Day is the least favorite day for breakups.

12/11/2012

FUN FACTS
-According to the Guinness world records, the tallest Christmas tree ever cut was a 221-foot Douglas fir that was displayed in 1950 at the Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle, Washington

12/10/2012

FUN FACTS
-The Germans made the first artificial Christmas trees out of dyed goose feathers

12/09/2012

FUN FACTS
-Norwegian scientists have hypothesized that Rudolph’s red nose is probably the result of a parasitic infection of his respiratory system.

12/08/2012

FUN FACTS
-The most expensive Christmas tree was decorated in the United Arab Emirates in 2010 at an estimated cost of over $11 million.

-The practice of Christmas gift giving was once banned by the Catholic Church. It was suspected that this tradition had roots in Paganism.

-Americans buy 25-30 million real trees and 8-12 million artificial trees to decorate each year.

12/07/2012

FUN FACTS
-The name Santa Claus originated from the Dutch word Sinterklaas which means Saint Nicholas.

-The poem "The Night Before Christmas", published anonymously in 1823, is generally credited for creating the modern day idea of Santa Claus.

11/30/2012

Come down to the harbor tonight!!

11/29/2012

Don't miss this years DP Harbor Boat Parade!!

40th Anniversary of The Dana Point Harbor.

11/29/2012

FYI:
The Tree at Coeur d’Alene Resort, Idaho

Height: 161 feet (and growing)
Alas, neither Rockefeller Center nor Washington, D.C. can lay claim to America’s tallest Christmas tree. Rather, a little-known resort in Idaho called Coeur d’Alene has those bragging rights. At a whopping 161 feet, this record-holding grand fir is the tallest living Christmas tree in America. It’s so huge that the star on top is itself 10 feet tall. That’s bigger than the tree most people keep in their living rooms.