Christmas Lore
Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.
What is coal?
There is an ongoing debate online about whether this action flick starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is actually a Christmas film.
What is “Die Hard?”
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” features this Christmas song composed especially for the show, with lyrics written on the back on an envelope in ten minutes by the show’s producer.
What is “Christmas Time is Here”?
This item is the most common Christmas tree topper.
What is a star?
This Christmas Beverage is also known as "milk punch."
What is eggnog?
This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.
What is the Elf on a Shelf?
In Disney’s “good luck Charlie its Christmas,” Mom, Amy Duncan, is crashing out over this Christmas tradition.
What is putting the star on the tree?
This classic Christmas carol contains the lyric “Strike the harp and join the chorus.”
What is "Deck the Halls?”
This type of calendar contains pockets filled with treats, one for each day of December through Christmas Day.
What is an advent calendar?
This popular holiday drink has an entire song dedicated to it in the 2004 film “The Polar Express.”
What is Hot Chocolate?
The wise men brought these three gifts for the baby Jesus, not the most useful items to give a newborn.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
In the first home alone movie, Kevin defends his house from robbers Harry and Marv, who are also known as this.
Who are the wet bandits?
Mariah Carey only wanted this for Christmas.
What is "You?"
This tradition of greek origin involves a parasitic plant hanging overhead
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
Consumers buy an estimated two million of these sugary Christmas loaves each year, a surprising amount for a dessert many people love to hate.
What is fruitcake?
This angel appeared to Mary to tell her she was to give birth to a son.
Who is Gabriel?
Tom Hanks played a whopping 7 characters in this 2004 movie.
What is “The Polar Express?”
In Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer, grandma left because she forgot this.
What is “her medication?"
An accidental phone call to the U.S. Armed Services started this map based tradition.
What is the Santa tracker?
The witch's house in the story of Hansel and Gretel inspired these highly decorated edible arts and crafts.
What are Gingerbread houses?
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who is Krampus?
In the 2000 film “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” when Cindy Lou who enters the grinches lair he refers to her boldness as “Impudence,” “Audacity,” and this phrase.
What is ”Unmitigated gall?”
The song “Jingle Bells” was originally written to celebrate this holiday.
What is Thanksgiving?
In one oddball tradition, this food shaped ornament is hidden on the Christmas tree?
What is a pickle?
The average American gains this much weight over the holidays.
What is one pound?