Source: Guinness World Records
“Jingle Bells” holds the Guinness World Record for being the first song played in space. It was played by the crew of NASA’s Gemini 6A space flight on December 16, 1965.
Source: ABC News
The largest gingerbread house on record was constructed at Bryan, Texas, in 2013. It was 60 feet long, 42 feet wide and 10.1 feet tall at its highest point.
Source: Guinness World Records
The word Xmas dates back to the mid-1500s. X represents the Greek letter chi, the initial letter in the word Χριστός (Chrīstos), meaning Christ. The –mas in Xmas derives from mæsse, the Old English word for mass, as in a church service.
Source: Dictionary.com
