5 Highly Unusual <br />US Christmas Traditions.<br />These five American <br />traditions baffle Christmas <br />celebrators in other parts of the world.<br />Decorating Trees <br />With Popcorn.<br />German-Americans who <br />traditionally decorated their <br />trees with fruits and nuts are <br />thought to have been the first to do this.<br />TV Yule Logs.<br />The first burning log aired on TV in <br />the 1960's. Now it streams on Netflix.<br />Drunk Santa.<br />Santacon got its start <br />as a San Francisco <br />pub crawl in 1994.<br />The NYC event has raised <br />over $400,000 for charities <br />in the past five years.<br />Eggnog.<br />The base ingredient of this American <br />holiday staple is egg yolks, which doesn't <br />seem to appeal to the rest of the world.<br />Hidden Pickle Ornaments.<br />In this U.S. tradition, the first child <br />to spot the pickle ornament receives <br />an extra present
