If you do some quick research, it appears the custom of oranges actually began in the 1880s with the advent of the cross-continental railway system. By the twentieth century, Santa Claus, working with the railroads and the local seasonal availability of fresh oranges around winter time, made it possible for most children to get a fresh orange, or other fruit, at the bottom of their stocking on Christmas.
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East Texas Ag News: The origin of fruit in your stocking at Christmas explained - KLTV
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