Reindeer Names
The Red Nose One
Rudolph
In ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’, this many swans are swimming.
What is 7?
This New York City department store hires Kris Kringle to play Santa during the Christmas season in Miracle on 34th Street.
What is Macy's?
This Christmas decoration was originally made from strands of silver.
What is tinsel?
These holiday goodies were shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff, as a way to remind children of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus.
Candy Canes
This reindeer falls in love easily.
Cupid
In 1963 this wonderful song was recorded.
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
In A Christmas Story, Ralphie wants this for Christmas.
What is a Red Ryder BB gun?
This Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892.
What is the Nutcracker?
This traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant.
What is mistletoe?
Easy to see in the sky.
Who is Comet?
Deck the Halls dates back to this century.
19th century (1800s)
In It's a Wonderful Life, this causes George to lose hearing in his left ear.
Jumping in ice cold water to save his brother Harry.
The German name for the song known in English as “O Christmas Tree."
O Tannenbaum
The celebrated “Christmas Truce” temporarily halted fighting during this war.
WWI
This one is super fast.
Dasher
Best selling Christmas song of all time.
White Christmas
This made Frosty the Snowman come to life in the movie.
Top Hat
The first artificial Christmas tree was made in the 19th century using the feathers of this bird.
What is a goose?
According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, this horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime.
Krampus
Likes to bust moves.
Dancer
This song in ‘Frosty the Snowman’, was his favorite.
What is "Happy Birthday?"
The name of the town and townspeople that the Grinch resents so much in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Whoville
A booklet printed by Montgomery Ward featured the first appearance of this beloved Christmas character.
Rudolph the Red Nosed reindeer
This word for the Christmas season derives from an ancient Germanic pagan holiday.
What is Yuletide (yule)