All you need to know about Christmas

With a few days left before Christmas, here's a look at some interesting figures about this holiday season.

Packages delivered the week before Christmas: 34 million, according to UPS spokesman Dan McMackin.

Average amount Americans plan to spend on gifts: $704, according to Gallup.

Amount of snow that makes for a white Christmas: One inch of snow, the National Weather Service reports.

People look at the Richards' home illuminated with miniature lights in Canberra on Sunday.(Photo: Alan Porritt, AP)

Record Christmas lights on house in the world: 502,165 LED lights were strung from a house in Australia, according to Guinness World Records.

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Number of Americans planning to go caroling: 16 % to sing those cheerful Christmas songs, according to the Pew Research Center.

Americans planning to put up Christmas tree: 8 out of 10 Americans, the Pew study found.

Shoppers buying at least one gift card: 80%, according to the National Retail Federation. The trade association also predicted Americans would spend $161.16 on average on gift cards this year.

Passengers wait to board their plane at a terminal in LaGuardia Airport in New York.(Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images)

Americans traveling at least 50 miles to visit loved ones between Dec. 22 and Jan. 1: 93.3 million Americans, according to AAA. 90% of travelers say they'll drive.

Estimated national price of gas during the holiday: $3.30 per gallon, according to AAA.

Average spent to rent a car this holiday season: $55 a day, AAA projected.

Expected number to fly: 42 million Americans, according to AAA.

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