Christmas closures and 10 fun facts
Offices, schools, banks, post offices and many businesses across the Highland Lakes will be closed in observance of Christmas.
City governments in Burnet and Llano will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24 for Christmas Eve and Thursday, Dec. 25 for Christmas Day. All post offices and banks will be closed on Thursday.
Residents are encouraged to check business hours before heading out for last-minute holiday shopping.
Walmart will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and closed on Christmas Day. H-E-B will be closed on Christmas Day but open until 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Normal hours for both stores will resume Friday.
Students in the Marble Falls, Burnet and Llano school districts will return to classes on Jan. 6, 2026.
10 Christmas fun facts
- There are two islands named Christmas.
- Fruits were the first ornaments.
- Alabama was the first state to recognize Christmas as a holiday.
- Fruitcake can last a lifetime. The oldest lasted 114 years.
- “Jinge Bells” was originally a Thanksgiving song.
- Christmas decorating sends nearly 15,000 people to the emergency room every year.
- Last year, more than 11.7 billion pieces of mail and packages were shipped during the Holidays.
- More than 3 billion Christmas cards are sent each year.
- Santa is called Kanakaloka in Hawaii.
- Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states.