Christmas Movie Fun Facts Better than Any Gift Under the Tree

The holiday season is right around the corner, which means it's time for hot cocoa and Christmas movies, but there’s so much more behind the scenes of these Hollywood seasonal classics. Did you know that Charlie Brown ended the sales of aluminum Christmas trees? Or about Bruce Willis' injury on the set of Die Hard?  Read on to find out the hidden holiday secrets of these famous festive films…

The Greatest Gift

Phillip Van doren couldn’t sell his short story “The Greatest Gift” to publishers. He eventually just put the story on 200 christmas cards and gave them out to his friends during the holiday season. One of those cards made its way to David Hempsted who bought the rights and made it into It’s A Wonderful Life.

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The More You Know

  • Goats have accents.
  • Saint Patrick's Day began as a "feast day". To honor him, Christians could put aside their Lenten restrictions on food and alcohol consumption, which is why excessive drinking has become linked to the celebration.
  • One in four Americans thinks that the Sun revolves around the Earth.
  • Tic Tacs got their name from the sound they make.
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