Christmas Traditions
“Merry Christmas” in Spanish
Feliz Navidad
Name of protagonist in Die Hard
John McClane
Name of a female turkey
A hen
Country that can be credited with the creation of the Christmas beverage, eggnog?
England
“A one-horse open sleigh”
Canada, The U.K., and most other Commonwealth countries officially celebrate the day after Christmas
Boxing Day
Tries to stop Christmas from coming by stealing all things of Christmas
The Grinch
Name given to small sausages wrapped in bacon, a staple at a British Christmas dinner
Pigs in blankets
Traditionally, kids leave out snacks for Santa Claus.
Cookies and milk
In 1953, Bing Crosby had a huge hit with a song that is originally called “Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht” in German.
“Silent Night”
Number of reindeers that drive Santa Claus’ sleigh (counting Rudolph)
9
The name of the animated Christmas movie featuring Tom Hanks
The Polar Express
Milk-based beverage available around the Christmas holidays
Eggnog
Number of points of a snowflake traditionally
Six
In 1949 Gene Autry recorded a song about a famous reindeer.
“Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”
Inventor of electric Christmas lights
Thomas Edison
The star of the Christmas movie Jingle All the Way
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Number of turkeys purchased at Christmas 2013 in the UK
10 million
An Angel
The most famous Christmas ballet of all time
The Nutcracker
The last US state to declare an official holiday for Christmas
Oklahoma
The author of A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
Name of the skin that hangs from a turkey’s neck
Wattle
The country to which Joseph, Mary, and Jesus travel after leaving Bethlehem
Egypt
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
10 Lords a-leaping