Percent of Americans who save money for holiday shopping: 60
Percent of parents who say they’ve been affected by the recession: 71
Percent who say they’re spending less on themselves, so they can spend more on their children: 90
Cost of the new Swarovski-studded Mercedes Benz SLS toy car model: $2,250
Age NASCAR driver Sergio Pena was when his father gave him a go-cart for Christmas that could travel more than 50 miles per hour: 7
Number of NASCAR races the 17-year-old Virginia youth has won: More than 50
Years since businessman Jennings Osborne strung up 1,000 lights at his Arkansas home to create a holiday wonderland for his daughter: 20
Year Osborne’s holiday display, which had grown to millions of lights, was transported from his home to Orlando, where it’s displayed every holiday season at Disney Hollywood Studios: 1995
Pounds of ice brought into Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando every holiday season to create an indoor ice carnival: 2 million
Era that Christmas cookies, including buttery Spritz, caught on in Europe: 1500s
Calories in one classic Spritz cookie: 60
Calories in one candy cane: 60
Age, in years, of the oldest known fruitcake, cut and served on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” in 2003: 125
Sources: ADWEEK Online, Instablogs.com, Sports Illustrated Kids, wdwnews.com, About.com, The Pampered Chef, Chacha.com, The Austin Chronicle
