Here We Come A-Caroling
This artist's holiday hit All I Want for Christmas Is You topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a 16th total week this week, tying her longest command on the chart first set by One Sweet Day with Boyz II Men (1995-96).
Mariah Carey
For what holiday do people typically decorate and leave presents under a tree?
Christmas
Of these movies, which does not have a sequel?
A. Home Alone
B. A Christmas Story
C. The Princess Switch
D. Elf
D. Elf
What snack do you traditionally leave out for Santa to eat?
Milk and cookies
What is the freezing point?
32° Fahrenheit or 0° Celsius
What is Jack Frost nipping in the song The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) by Nat "King" Cole?
Your nose
In which holiday is one candle on a menorah lit each of the eight-day-long celebration?
Hanukkah
An angel gets his wings.
Santa Claus is believed to have originated from a man born in Myra, Turkey. What was his name?
St. Nicholas
Which is colder, the North Pole or South Pole?
The South Pole
Five songs in the top 10 of the Billboard Holiday 100 do not use the word "Christmas" in the title. Two of them don't use the word in the lyrics. Choose one:
A. Jingle Bell Rock, Bobby Helms
B. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year, Andy Williams
C. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, Dean Martin
D. Santa Tell Me, Ariana Grande
E. Underneath The Tree, Kelly Clarkson
A. Jingle Bell Rock, Bobby Helms
C. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, Dean Martin
Which holiday emphasizes seven core principles known as the Nguzo Saba in seven days of festivities?
Kwanzaa
In Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what does Hermey the Misfit Elf want to do instead of make toys?
Be a dentist
Name all nine of Santa's reindeer.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph.
8,962 people made snow angels at the same time on the grounds of which US state's capital?
A. Vermont
B. North Dakota
C. Alaska
D. Michigan
B. North Dakota
In the song The 12 Days of Christmas, how many geese a-laying are there?
Six
What solar event is Yule celebrated on?
The Winter Solstice
Which of the following movies, though not necessarily considered "holiday movies," does not take place at Christmas?
A. Spiderman 3
B. Batman Returns
C. Edward Scissorhands
D. Lethal Weapon
A. Spiderman 3
Which actor has not played Santa Claus in a movie?
A. Kurt Russell
B. Matt Damon
C. Alec Baldwin
D. Tom Hanks
B. Matt Damon
(Kurt Russell: The Christmas Chronicles; Alec Baldwin: Rise of the Guardians; Tom Hanks: The Polar Express)
Winter lasts 21 years on which planet?
Uranus
Finish the lyric:
Here we come a-carolling,
Among the leaves so green,
Here we come a-wand'ring,
_______
So fair to be seen
Auld Lang Syne, typically sung at New Year, was originally written by poet Robert Burns. What country was he from?
Scotland
In Elf, Buddy says he "passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops," before walking through what?
The Lincoln Tunnel
What visions danced in the heads of sleeping children in the poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas?
Sugar-plums
A snowflake can take up to how many hours to fall from a cloud to the ground?
Two