Random Christmas Facts
Tickle Me Elmo
This catchy 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history
All I Want for Christmas is You
There is an ongoing debate about whether this film starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is actually a Christmas film
Die Hard
According to legend, the shape of a shepherd's staff was used for this treat to remind children of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus
Candy Canes
This holiday movie sequel contains a cameo from Donald Trump
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
A newspaper misprint led this Colorado-based government company to create a "Santa Tracker"
N.O.R.A.D.
In the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", these three words best describe the Grinch, "and I quote..."
"Stink, stank, stunk"
This 2004 animated Christmas movie features Tom Hanks' voice and motion capture for six different characters
The Polar Express
The song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" calls for this kind of traditional dessert
Figgy Pudding
One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping
Christmas Eve
This Peanuts character's name is used to indicate a small, thin, or just plain undesirable Christmas tree
Charlie Brown
The song "Christmas Saves the Year", released in 2020, was written by this alternative pop/rock duo
Twenty One Pilots
In this 1983 holiday favorite, Ralphie's father wins a lamp shaped like a leg as a runner up prize from a newspaper contest
A Christmas Story
Santa Claus has been used in advertising for this beverage company since 1931
Coca-Cola
In North America, wild reindeer are referred to as this
Caribou
Many parts of the Christmas tree can be eaten; the needles are a great source of this vitamin
Vitamin C
This wintery song doesn't mention Christmas in its lyrics; it was originally written for Thanksgiving
Jingle Bells
This poorly reviewed 2024 Christmas movie stars Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans
Red One
In one oddball tradition, an ornament shaped like this food item is hidden on the Christmas tree
A pickle
This environmentalist U.S. president banned Christmas trees at the White House
Theodore Roosevelt
In the song "12 Days of Christmas", this bird is tied with geese, for the most received gift, at 42 total
Swans
This pop-soul band helped write the score for the 2019 Disney+ Christmas movie "Noelle"
Lawrence
This 2020 Christmas film was nominated for "Best Animated Feature" at the 92nd Academy Awards, but lost to Toy Story 4
According to Buddy the Elf, these are the four main food groups
Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup
People in this country celebrate Christmas by eating fried chicken from KFC
Japan