Christmas Fun Facts and Trivia

How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.

Have a Santa Photo Gone Wrong? Send It Our Way

Need a good laugh or have a photo with Santa that will give others a good laugh, upload to our photo gallery.

It's that time of year again when moms and dads dress their little ones up in their finest Sunday clothes and takes them to the mall to get their annual photo with Santa. The day begins fresh and happy for most parents, but ends sweaty and exhaustive for parents with little ones who are just downright frightened by the Jolly Old Soul in a red velvet suit and a long white beard.  If you've captured that very moment where your child's terror-stricken eyes meet St. Nicholas, or Santa’s frustrated face behind your bored kids, or just a downright ridiculous family photo with Santa, share it with Patch. We're always looking to share a good laugh with our Patch community. You can upload photos directly to the Patch site. If you aren't quite sure …

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Holiday decorations, Christmas trees, kids pictures with Santa and more can be shared in our Pics & Clips gallery.

Christmas Fun Facts and Trivia

How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.

We know that there were three Wise Men, 12 days of Christmas and that Santa delivers all his presents around the world in one night. But did you know... $23,439.38  How much it would cost to buy your "true love" all the gifts in the 12 Day of Christmas . 12.9 billion hours, $447 billion How many hours Americans were expected to spend shopping, wrapping and returning gifts last year. That was about 42 hours and $688.87 per person.  Get your postman/postwoman a gift According to Hallmark, Christmas is the largest card-sending occasion . Nearly 1.5 billion cards are sent to friends and family every Christmas Season. (That's actually down 400 million cards since 2004.) $983 million The value of U.S. imports of Christmas tree ornaments from …

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Chesterfield Recount Outcome, Black Friday Theft, McDonald's Stabbing Suspect Forces Trial and More

Catch up on your latest headlines in Chesterfield Township and New Baltimore in this news recap.

New Baltimore-Chesterfield Patch recaps the headlines from around town this past week.

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Santa Heading to Chesterfield Friday on Fire Truck

Chesterfield Township's annual tree-lighting ceremony is at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at Municipal Offices.

Santa Brings Cheer to New Baltimore Tree-Lighting

The annual Christmas event and unseasonably warm weather lured many to downtown New Baltimore.

Santa Brings Cheer to New Baltimore Tree-Lighting

The Christmas spirit took over downtown New Baltimore.

Santa's magic spread across New Baltimore Monday night during the annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. Unseasonably warm December weather helped lure hundreds of holiday revelers to Washington Street for the event. John Dupray of Bay-Rama and Mayor Larry Smith spoke before the towering tree donated by resident Duane Breidert was lit. The New Baltimore Civic Club spruced up the Blue Spruce after raising money for updated decor, such as LED lights. Local students, many New Baltimore and Chesterfield Township residents, sang Christmas songs during the festivities.  Flashing sirens from a New Baltimore fire truck signaled the arrival of St. Nick, to the children's merriment. After waving and greeting the crowd, Santa shuffled to the Parks …

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Pancake Breakfast with Santa Sunday At NB Fire Station

Proceeds to benefit the Anchor Bay Community Giving Tree Holiday Charity Program