Holiday Movies
Gene Autry recorded the theme song for this film, featuring stop-motion animation and a protagonist with a very shiny snout.
What is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
One of the best-known and commonly sung American songs in the world was originally published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857.
What is Jingle Bells?
These, usually some variety of evergreen conifer, are decorated with ornaments and garland in each home at Christmas.
What is a Christmas tree?
Children are warned that if they behave this way (the opposite of nice), Santa will leave coal in their stockings instead of goodies.
What is naughty?
The crook on the top of this seasonal peppermint stick is an homage to the shepherds who visited the infant Jesus.
What is a candy cane?
The main character of this Dr. Suess book-turned-film in 2000, famously had his heart grow 3 sizes on Christmas day.
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
The original manuscript of "Stille Nacht" has been lost since its creation in 1816.
What is Silent Night?
A legendary folkloric figure, who is said to deliver presents to children on Christmas Eve, wears a red suit and lives at the North Pole.
Who is Santa Claus?
Have a holly ______ Christmas
What is jolly?
The French term pain d'épices (literally "spice bread") refers to this baked good flavored with molasses, honey and ginger root.
What is gingerbread?
"Keep the change, ya filthy animal"
What is Home Alone?
Handel, a Baroque composer, originally planned this oratorio as an Easter offering.
What is the Messiah?
Dictionary.com defines this activity "to sing Christmas songs or hymns, especially in a group performing in a public place or going from house to house."
What is caroling?
This famous snowman had a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal.
Who is Frosty?
One Christmas song suggests this treat is best enjoyed when roasting over an open fire.
What are chestnuts?
"I love smiling, smiling is my favorite."
What is Elf?
This 1942 song, written by Irving Berlin and performed by Bing Crosby is the world's best-selling single with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.
What is White Christmas?
This species of parasitic plant became associated with Christmas as a decoration under which lovers are expected to kiss.
What is mistletoe?
Tiny Tim says "God bless us, every one" to his ______
What is family?
The Romans mixed pine nuts, barley mash, pomegranate seeds, raisins and honeyed wine and shaped it into this baked good they called “satura," which the word satire is derived from because of its mix of many ingredients both sour and sweet.
What is a fruitcake?
This 1942 Irving Berlin musical starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire features a song for each holiday of the year, but it begins and ends with Christmas.
What is Holiday Inn?
This Mariah Carey song hit No.1 on the Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first time in 2019, 25 years after it was first released.
What is All I Want For Christmas Is You?
The Hebrew word for this symbol of Hannukah simply means "lamp"
What is a menorah?
This configuration of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus is the basis for the Christian holiday of Christmas on December 25th, and plays a major role in the Christian liturgical year.
What is nativity?
Traditionally, this almond flavored pastry was shaped into the initial of the family's surname, but today is most commonly shaped as the letter S.
What is banket?