Kentucky Fried Chicken

12 Unique Christmas Traditions From Around the World

"Following a 1974 marketing campaign promoting fried chicken as an American-style yuletide feast, a fried-chicken restaurant chain became a widespread Christmas tradition, with holiday buckets sold in special packaging and the chain’s Colonel Sanders statues often dressed in Santa outfits during the pre-Christmas rush." - Andrea Romano Andrea Romano Andrea Romano is a writer and editor in New York City. For the last eight years, she has been a lifestyle journalist for Mashable, Brit+Co, Reviewed, Bustle, and Travel + Leisure. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines