Of Candy Canes and Norway Spruce

the first-ever Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, 1931!                                                             AP

The record number of lights lit simultaneously on a Christmas tree is 194,672, which was set in Belgium in 2010. (Don't know how big the tree was.) Every year, 1.76 billion candy canes are made in the U.S. And here are some more facts with which to entertain and baffle your family and friends at the dinner table ~ or anywhere else, for that matter (infographic): http://www.history.com/topics/christmas/interactives/christmas-facts
   Of course, the tree at Rockefeller Center (a Norway Spruce that, you might be interested to know, drinks about 90 gallons of water a day) comes with its own set of facts: http://mentalfloss.com/article/29374/6-rockefeller-center-christmas-tree-facts