Christmas Characters (TV/Movies)
Joe Pesci played this bandit in Home Alone
Who is Harry?
The final verse includes the words:
"Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth"
What is Hark the Herald Angels Sing?
The name of the angel who visited both Mary and Zacharias and declared the birth of Jesus and John.
Who is Gabriel?
This is what the angels were saying when they said the first "Noel".
What is Christmas?
Or,
What is He is born?
In 1931 this beverage company started featuring Santa in their Christmas ads.
What is Coca-Cola?
In the 1964 classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” I was Rudolph's faithful elf companion.
Who is Hermey the Elf?
In the Christmas tv special "A Charlie Brown Christmas", Lucy asks Schroeder to play this song in his piano.
What is Jingle Bells?
This gift, given to the newborn King, was valued for its healing properties
What is myrrh?
This creature was not stirring on the Night before Christmas.
What is a mouse?
In the second verse of the song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", the carolers ask for this dessert?
What is figgy pudding?
I was the love interest of Buddy, in the film "Elf", who was reminded that "the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all the hear".
Who is Jovie?
This was the gift my true love gave to me "on the fourth day of Christmas".
What are four calling birds?
Double Jeopardy!!! (If you answer both parts of the question you get double the value: 600 points)
Translated as "House of Bread", this location was where the Messiah was born.
He who was born in the "House of Bread", fittingly described Himself in Aramaic as "lechem haim" (hint John 6:51)
What is Bethlehem?
What is the "Bread of Life"?
The names of Santa's 8 reindeer (excluding Rudolph).
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixon, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen
This cooked vegetable and berries are traditionally hung on Christmas trees, beginning in the Americas, as the Aztecs used this to adorn their headdresses and the ceremonies of their gods.
What are popcorn and cranberries?
In Season 9 Christmas special of the popular sitcom The Office, Dwight Schrute dresses up like this individual, who is traditionally known as the German fur-clad equivalent of Saint Nicholas.
Who is Belsnickel?
The 3 words used which best describe the mean one, Mr. Grinch.
What is Stink, stank, stunk?
We were the very first to witness the birth of Christ.
Who are Joseph and Mary?
The two traditional Christmas tree toppers dating back to the night when Christ was born.
What is an angel and a star?
The building of these cookie structures at Christmas-time were first inspired by the story of Hansel and Gretel in 16th century Germany.
What are gingerbread houses?
I was the guardian angel who helped George Bailey learn who wonderful his life was, and later earned my wings.
Who is Clarence?
This Christmas classic was sung by Elvis Presley in 1964, and was also featured in the 1974 Christmas television special "The Year Without a Santa Claus"
What is "Blue Christmas"?
The names of the two faithful individuals who spoke with Mary and Joseph and prophesied over the newborn Jesus at the Temple of Herod.
Who are Simeon and Anna?
Written in 1818 when the organ at a small German church broke, on Christmas eve that year this was sung by two individuals accompanied by guitar and has become a classic to demonstrate the peace when Christ was born.
What is Silent Night?
In this country, for the past 40 years on Christmas day KFC is packed with people who want "Kentucky for Christmas" and it is so popular that diners have to book reservations for Christmas several months in advance.
What is Japan?