Santa Claus is Coming to Town
It's rumored that he puts this in the stockings of "naughty" children.
Coal
Could also be titled "How Clarence Got His Wings."
It's a Wonderful Life
22 million of these birds are consumed by Americans on Christmas day.
Turkeys
By giving birth, she started the whole Christmas craze.
Mary
Nickname for the Monday after Thanksgiving.
Cyber Monday
Jimmy Boyd sings about the scandal of discovering mommy and Santa doing this.
Kissing
8-year-old is not too upset when his family flies to Paris without him.
Home Alone
Ingredients include yolks, sugar, nutmeg, cream, and sometimes alcohol.
Eggnog
Subject of a Christmas hit by Justin Bieber.
Mistletoe
Montgomery Ward invented this shiny animal as a gimmick to sell holiday coloring books.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
(DAILY DOUBLE!)
Santa Claus was based on this real-life saint.
Saint Nicholas
Marvel movie where Tony Stark tries to give Pepper her Christmas present remotely in an empty suit.
Iron Man 3
Buddy the Elf pours this sweet sauce on his spaghetti.
Maple Syrup
Hanukkah revolves around the lighting of this.
Menorah
Site that 42% of U.S. shoppers use as their primary gift-buying destination.
Amazon
Anna Kendrick assumes the role of Santa in this Disney movie?
Noelle
The only movie with a song solely devoted to Hot Chocolate.
The Polar Express
Food carved by the Grinch for the Who Feast.
Roast Beast
First liturgy of Christmastide celebrated late on Christmas Eve.
Midnight Mass
Violent outbursts by customers searching for this toy in 1983 inspired the plot of the movie Jingle All the Way.
Cabbage Patch Doll
Company whose 1930's advertising gave Santa Claus his signature "look."
Coca-Cola
Gizmo and his mogwai friends tear up the town on Christmas Eve.
Gremlins
Originally baked at the end of harvest season and designed to be saved and eaten at the beginning of the next harvest season; so they really were made to last forever.
Fruitcake
1947 classic film set in New York City where Santa stands trial.
Miracle on 34th street
According to the National Retail Federation the "holiday season" officially begins on this date.
November 1st