Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Winter is coming. We put together this list of figures and facts because nothing makes toys more fun than cold, hard data.

Collision Toolbox, our store for people who make stuff, will be opening soon! In addition to some really incredible vector resources, illustrations and type, we’ll also be offering all of the Holiday & Christmas Illustrations you see used in this graphic. Robots, sleighs, lights, trees, snowflakes and more! You can download these holiday illustrations for free! Right now!

If you’re interested in finding even more random facts about annual toy sales, model trains, old board games and Santa Claus, our sources are listed below:

Under the Tree: Toys that Made Christmas Special, 1930-1970 by Susan Waggoner

http://www.toyassociation.org/AM/PDFs/Research/RollingData.pdf

http://multinationalmonitor.org/hyper/issues/1983/12/shorrock.html

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-02-20/business/9402200071_1_toy-fair-toy-industry-toy-manufacturers

http://www.wolframalpha.com/