Merry Christmas from everyone here at Today I Found Out!  While you’re sipping eggnog and trying your best to continue smiling and nodding while your cousin and cousin-in-law once again tell you how their little Stacey has a photographic memory and already sings and plays the piano as well as Norah Jones, despite being just 4 years old and publicly only ever displaying a talent for picking her own nose… here’s a few articles to possibly help you bring the topic at hand around to more interesting things, while demonstrating your newfound superior knowledge of all things Christmas:

• The Word “Mistletoe” Literally Means “Dung Twig”, and The Origin of the Mistletoe Tradition
• Eating Kentucky Fried Chicken is a Christmas Tradition in Japan
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was Created by the Department Store Chain Montgomery Ward
• The Song “Jingle Bells” is Thought to Have Been Written for a Thanksgiving Sunday School Program
• Poinsettias are Not Poisonous
• 5 Bizarre Christmas Traditions
• What Eggnog is Made of and How it Became a Christmas Tradition
• The X in Xmas Doesn’t Take the Christ Out of Christmas
• The Character of “George Bailey” in It’s a Wonderful Life was Based on the Founder of Bank of America
• It’s a Wonderful Life was Based on a Christmas Card Short Story
• The History of the Candy Cane
• Brenda Lee was Just 13 Years Old When She Recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”
• The Song “Silver Bells” was Originally Called “Tinkle Bells”

Or, here’s the significantly condensed versions of some of the above, if you’re pressed for time and don’t care about the interesting details *shakes head disapprovingly in your general direction*:

• 10 Interesting Christmas Facts Part 1
• 10 Interesting Christmas Facts Part 2
• 10 Fascinating Christmas Traditions from Around the World