2
Number of weeks it takes to put up Christmas decorations in University Mall
5,400
Number of parking spaces holiday shoppers can use at University Mall
110
Number of calories in a candy cane
96
Percent of 8-to-12-year-olds who included a big screen TV on their 1997 holiday wish list
4
Average number of months it takes for a credit card user to pay off holiday bills
5
Extra millions of tons of trash produced between Thanksgiving and New Years Day in the United States
1,945
Number of Utah County families helped by Sub for Santa in 2003
5,281
Number of children in Utah County families helped by Sub for Santa in 2003
43.2
Percent of Sub for Santa families that are first-time applicants
6
Average number of weeks needed to take down the Christmas decorations on Temple Square
1.5 million
Approximate number of lights that adorned Temple Square and nearby LDS Church plazas for the 2002 Christmas season
25,000
Number of multicolored bulbs strung on the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in New York City
6
Number of eggs needed to make 1.5 quarts of egg nog
1889
The year when the tradition of placing a decorated Christmas tree in the White House began.
Sources:
University Mall Marketing Department, www.calorie-counter.net, American Demographics Magazine, www.newdream.org/holiday/stats.php, American Bankers Association, Use Less Stuff Report 2001,United Way of Utah County, director of the grounds at Temple Square, www.wnbc.com, www.aeb.org, www.whitehouse.gov