DECEMBER 12, 2025 | GINGERBREAD HOUSE DAY | NATIONAL POINSETTIA DAY | NATIONAL DING-A-LING DAY | NATIONAL SALESPERSON DAY | NATIONAL AMBROSIA DAY
GINGERBREAD HOUSE DAY
Gingerbread House Day on December 12th recognizes a family tradition for many around the country. #GingerbreadHouseDay
NATIONAL POINSETTIA DAY
Each year on the 12th of December, people across the United States celebrate one of the most recognizable plants of the holidays on National Poinsettia Day. #NationalPoinsettiaDay
NATIONAL DING-A-LING DAY
National Ding-a-Ling Day on December 12th encourages us to reconnect with people we once talked to often. #DingALingDay
NATIONAL SALESPERSON DAY
In the middle of the holiday shopping season, National Salesperson Day recognizes the personnel who make sure the products keep flying off the shelves. On the second Friday in December, the day honors the value and dedication of the professional salesperson and the hard work that they perform. #NationalSalespersonDay
NATIONAL AMBROSIA DAY
Right in the middle of the holiday season, National Ambrosia Day brings a refreshing salad to the celebration table. On December 12th, bring ambrosia to your holiday dinner or celebration and go home with an empty bowl. #NationalAmbrosiaDay
Coming on December 13, 2025
National Days
NATIONAL UNITY DAY
NATIONAL GUARD BIRTHDAY
NATIONAL COCOA DAY
NATIONAL DAY OF THE HORSE
NATIONAL VIOLIN DAY
PICK A PATHOLOGIST PAL DAY
Notable Birthdays for December 12
John Jay (1745-1829) - First U.S. Chief Justice.
Henry Wells (1805-1978) - Co-founder of Wells Fargo and American Express.
Stand Watie (1806-1871) - Brigadier General in the Confederate Army.
Joseph O. Shelby (1830-1897) - Brigadier General in the Confederate Army.
Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838-1921) - Astronomer who discovered binary stars.
Bruce Price (1845-1903) - Architect who designed the American Surety Building (NY City).
Edward R. Bradley (1859-1946) - First horse owner to own four Kentucky Derby winning horses.
Walter Benona Sharp (1870-1912) - Co-founder of the Hughes Tool Company.
Alvin Kraenzlein (1876-1928) - Athlete who is known as the father of the modern hurdling technique.
Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) - Singer known as Ol' Blue Eyes.
Bob Barker (1923-2023) - Game show host for the Price is Right.
Robert Noyce (1927-1990) - Co-founder of Intel.
Connie Francis (1937-Still Living) - First woman to hit #1 on the Billboard Charts with her song Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool.
Dionne Warwick (1940-Still Living) - Singer who has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame.
Dickey Betts (1943-2024) - Co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band.
Mayim Bialik (1975-Still Living) - Neuroscientist and actor (Big Bang Theory).
Memorable Events for December 12
1917 - Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town.
1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to join the Union.
1791 - The Bank of North America opens at in PA.
1822 - The U.S. recognizes Mexico as an independent nation.
1899 - The wooden golf tee is patented by George Bryant.
1946 - The laundry detergent Tide is introduced to consumers.