Christmas purchases account for 1/6 of all retail sales in the U.S. Each year more than 3 billion Christmas cards are sent in the U.S. alone. Santa Claus comes from St. Nicholas, a Christian bishop living in (what is now) Turkey in the fourth century AD. St. Nicholas had inherited a great deal of wealth and was known for giving it away to help the needy. When sainted, he became.. Read More
