Classic Christmas
The berries of a holly plant are this color.
What is red?
The reindeer who pull Santa's sleigh are the stockier cousins of this wild animal.
What are Caribou?
The phrase "Christmas please" when ordering food in New Mexico ensures the meal is served how.
What is smothered in both Red and Green chile?
The three gifts brought by the Wise Men.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
Indigenous to Mexico and Central America where its known by its Nahuatl name, cuetlaxōchitl, this plant is widely used in Christmas floral displays.
What is the poinsettia?
Santa lives here when he isn't delivering presents.
Where is the North Pole?
This animal assists Santa in delivering presents in Sweden and other Nordic countries.
What is a Goat?
Many New Mexicans use these to build their snowmen when drought and dry temps mean no white Christmas.
What are tumbleweeds?
This sits atop many Christmas trees.
What is a Star? (also accept What is an Angel)?
The Yule log tradition emerged from what region of the world.
What is Scandinavia?
This parasitic plant, whose Latin name Phoradendron means "thief of the tree", is hung in doorways during Christmas to encourage kissing.
What is mistletoe?
This many birds are gifted in the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas.
What is 23 (1 partridge, 2 turtle doves, 3 french hens, 4 calling birds, 6 geese, and 7 swans)?
Also acceptable to add 11 sandpipers (34 total) and/or 12 "drummers" referring to grouse (46 total).
This crisp lard- or butter-based cookie, flavored with cinnamon and anise, is the state's official cookie and one Santa loves to snack on when he travels to New Mexico.
What are biscochitos?
Before red became the standard, Santa’s robes were this color.
What is Green?
January 7 is when this country celebrates Christmas.
What is Russia? (also What is Serbia, What is Ukraine, What is Egypt or What is Ethiopia)?
This country is credited with starting the tradition of the Christmas tree.
What is Germany?
Be sure to wear your new clothes in Iceland around the Christmas season, otherwise this giant animal will eat you.
What is the Yule Cat?
Originally lit as small wood bonfires known as luminarias, these smaller bag-and-candle versions can been seen throughout Northern New Mexico at Christmas time.
What are farolitos?
From the Latin natalis and the Hebrew for "born of God", this word means Christmas in French.
What is "Noel"?
This horned, half-goat, half-demon creature from Central European folklore punishes misbehaving children during the Christmas season, acting as a dark counterpart to St. Nicholas.
Who is Krampus?