The history of the Christmas tree has garnered a lot of fascinating points over the years. A tradition with humble beginnings in 15th century Latvia, the festive tower of foliage has grown to be one of the holiday season’s most beloved symbols
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Top 50 toys of the last 100 years [Infographic]
If a child of 1910 could glance at today’s toys, he or she would likely be confused by the endless games consoles, gadgets and TV-inspired toys. Back in the early twentieth century, the teddy bear was the most popular toy, followed by train sets and construction-themed toys. There was not an electronic device in sight!
However, you can see definite themes running through the popular toys of the past 100 years. For example, although the construction-based toys faded from fashion for a while, in the 1980s Lego became a must-have toy. And the board game shot to the top of wish-lists in the 1930s and 1940s, and experienced another surge in the 1970s – and even today, although replaced in many homes by the computer game, board games are still wheeled out when the family gets together for the festive season!
Worldwide Christmas and New Years expenses
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The Christmas Season: By the Numbers
Tis the season for Christmas trees, lights and gifts, and in the past that has also meant the season of outrageous spending. While the holidays may not be cheap, hard times sometimes call for desperate measures and drastic budget changes. Here’s a look at the hard facts and numbers of this most wonderful time of the year
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Online Holiday Sales Trends: What it Means to Sell Online During the Holidays
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A tree-mendous Christmas!
It’s only a few weeks until Christmas and time to think about what type of Christmas tree you’ll be buying this year. To get everyone into the Christmas mood we’ve produced an ‘infographic’ packed with facts and stats about Christmas trees.
If you’d like to use this infographic on your own website (a blog, resource site, news site or anything else) please do so – all we ask is that you give credit and link back to either this page, or our artificial Christmas trees page.
Via allinone.co.uk