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INTERESTING FACTS...
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The song "Frosty the Snowman" was first
recorded by cowboy singer Gene Autry in 1950 and hit No. 7 on the US Pop
Singles chart that year. A 2007 version made No. 1 on the US Hot Adult
Contemporary chart.
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The world's largest snowman was built in 2008 in
Bethel, Maine. She was actually a snow-woman and stood 122 feet, 1 inch
high.
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Jack Frost is a winter gnome with roots in Viking
lore. In America, he is often interchangeable with Old Man Winter and is
thought to bring the onset of winter and cold weather.
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On December 31, 1907, the very first ball was
dropped in Times Square. It used 100 25-watt bulbs and weighed 700 pounds.
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ALSO IN DECEMBER...
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World Aids Awareness Day — Dec 1
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Pearl Harbor Day — Dec 7
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Hanukkah — Dec 8-16
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Christmas Day — Dec 25
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Kwanzaa Begins — Dec 26
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New Year's Eve — Dec 31
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