Originating in Germany in the 1600′s, the first tinsel was actually made from a paper thin silver alloy, cut into strips and hung on the Christmas tree. Even with the tinsel that is sold in stores today, putting the individual little strips on the tree is hard and even harder to get it all off which is why a lot of people have probably stopped adding the shiny stuff to their Christmas trees. It may make the tree sparkle but it’s still a mess.
Source: Associated Content
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In the traditional song, “The 12 Days of Christmas,” four 
Most people think the 12 days of Christmas start before Christmas but they actually start on Christmas and run for 12 days. So I decided to follow that and run trivia or little-known facts for the 12 days of Christmas. There are many parts to the traditional “12 Days of Christmas” song that have lost their original meaning over the years. Did you know that 5 golden rings did not refer to jewelry? Apparently they were five golden ring-necked pheasants.