The last state to declare Christmas a legal holiday was Oklahoma in 1907. The first state to recognize Christmas as a legal holiday was Alabama in 1836. Christmas was declared an official holiday in the U.S. on June 26, 1870.
"How many of you know which state was the first to make Christmas a legal holiday?
Well, it was Alabama, in 1836. Louisiana and Arkansas followed in 1838."
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While not answering the question, this article shows that the common belief that Alabama declared Christmas a holiday in 1836, originally stated in a 1954 book, is not correct.
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