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Facts About Christmas You Maybe Didn't Know | Discover The World https://www.facebook.com/thetreeofknowledge/ We all love Christmas, but how much do any of us actually know about why Christmas is the way it is? The first batch of eggnog in America was crafted at Captain John Smith’s Jameston settlement in 1607, and the name eggnog comes from the word “grog,” which refers to any drink made with rum. “Silent Night” is the most recorded Christmas song in history, with over 733 different versions copyrighted since 1978.Legend has it that “Silent Night” was written by a Father Joseph Mohr in Austria, who was determined to have music at his Christmas service after his organ broke. In reality, a priest wrote it while stationed at a pilgrim church in Austria. Meanwhile, “White Christmas” is the best-selling song of all time. “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” actually has a truly depressing back-story: songwriter James "Haven" Gillespie was broke, jobless, and his brother had just died when he was asked to write a Christmas song. He was originally too overcome with grief, but eventually found inspiration in his brother’s death and the Christmas memories they had together. The original lyrics to “Hark! The Herald Angel Sings” were “Hark! How the Welkin rings!” Welkin is an old, English term for Heaven. A preacher later tweaked the lyric. “Jingle Bells” was originally supposed to be a Thanksgiving song. Boston church leaders tried to have the song “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” banned in the 1950s because they thought it “promoted physical intimacy.” Singer Jimmy Boyd had to fly to Boston and explain to them why it wasn’t obscene. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is considered to be the most popular Christmas song now. In the music video, Santa is played by Mariah’s then-husband, Tommy Mottola. And the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The Jim Carrey version. Who knew? The Tree of Knowledge is a place where you can find general informations about any area of interests. Our youtube channel is presenting a series of clips wich will help you to understand the facts around you.Here you can visit every section in our channel: History: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9lkO3BS8rMQ6cun088EQnnQXwzWF5SgM Biology: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9lkO3BS8rMTeDE_5_4QPZNAcHxlZgylA Places around the world: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9lkO3BS8rMT8hkM25VDDXmS7QDUC2D2w Medical basics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9lkO3BS8rMTzEhyuBxJHyjpcLfveyCHc Curiosities (did you know?): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9lkO3BS8rMTfbaj7wuPT5pIlst4Ny27v The full channels playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9lkO3BS8rMTnlKRKfcfZ6Uh0bxgzvn0_ Don’t forget to subscribe! Discover The World Facts About Christmas You Maybe Didn't Know | Discover The World