Not Quite Santa Clause
If you grew up in London, or most other parts of the UK, you would know him by this name.
What is Father Christmas?
Known as the festival of lights; Hanukkah last this long to commemorate how long the holy light burned.
8 nights
This Green fellow literally stole Christmas
Who is the Grinch?
Although incorrect, it is a popular belief that Santa gets his iconic style from a 1931 depiction associating him with this popular brand
What is Coca Cola?
Taking only a few bits of each, Santa is said to consume about 336,150,386 of these every year
What is cookies/christmas cookies?
a Christian bishop who helped the needy. After his death, the legend of his gift-giving grew. This man transformed into the legendary character called Santa Claus, who brings Christmas presents to children around the world.
Who is Saint Nicholas?
Hanukkah means this word when translated to english
Dedication
While his family mistakenly leaves him HOME ALONE; Kevin sets a series of tricks and traps to thwart this two would be robbers...
who are the wet bandits?
This Christmas character is given the task of given the bad children coal while santa gives the good children gifts
What is Krampus?
Aka eggnog’s Latin cousin. This Puerto Rican drink is made from a coconut base, instead of milk
What is Coquito?
Baba, Papa, Pere and all be found in front of this four letter word...
What is Noel?
As a symbol for the miracle oil that burned for eight nights straight, many Hanukkah are prepared this way
Often thought of as the original Christmas villain, this man is visited by multiple ghosts throughout the night
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge
This, less widely practiced holiday is based on seven principles and takes place from 12/26-1/1
what is Kwanzaa?
In the country of Japan, it is tradition to eat this American cuisine on Christmas
What is KFC or Fried chicken
This is an alliterative corruption of the German word Christkindl; meaning Christ child, because German children believe that the baby Jesus brings presents during the Christmas season.
what is Kris Kringle?
A Menorah holds this many candles
in Jingle all the way, Arnold Schwarzenegger goes in search of the elusive turbo man doll for his son and dukes it out with the "bad guy" Mailman Myron; who is portrayed by this popular 1990's star
Who is Sinbad?
The tradition of Christmas trees goes all the way back to ancient times and this civilization. who decorated with evergreens during the winter solstice to signify that spring would return. So if you deck your halls with a green tree, wreaths or evergreen garland, you're honoring history.
who are the Romans or Egyptians
While not so popular in Italy, this is a very popular Christmas meal among italian americans
what is 7 fishes
In the 1994 film, "The Santa Clause" Tim Allen plays this man, who unwittingly becomes Santa
Who is Scott Calvin?
Sufganiyot is Hebrew for this delicious treat that is traditionally eaten on Hanukkah
what is a jelly donut?
This character ruthlessly bullies Ralphie Parker in "a christmas story" and later gets a well deserved beating
Who is Scut Farkus
Take it easy Clark Griswold! This holiday tradition lands nearly 15k people in the ER every year.
what is decorating?
Often made from sponge cake and chocolate buttercream, la Bûche de Noël is a French rendition of this holiday item
What is a yule log?
Originating in thie eastern european country; Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) is the popular gift giving figure. He brings presents on New Year's Eve and he is helped by his granddaughter Snegurochka (Snow maiden).
what is Russia?
The Greek-Syrians had outlawed Jewish studies, so the Jews used this to pretend they were merely playing games while they engaged with their scripture.
What is a dreidel
John Mclane goes toe to toe with this man's crew several times throughout the iconic Die hard Christmas movie
who is Hans Gruber
Nine days before Christmas in 1965, two astronauts aboard the Gemini 6 told Mission Control that they saw an "unidentified flying object" about to enter Earth's atmosphere, traveling in the polar orbit from north to south. Just as things got tense, they interrupted the broadcast with this song
what is Jingle Bells?
Mince meat pie is popular in many parts of the UK, as is this treat doesn't actually include any of the fruit in its that it's named for.
what is figgy pudding? or plum pudding.
in Victorian era , Raisins were called plums!