Christmas Traditions
Christmas Carols / Songs
Festive Vocabulary
History of Christmas
Winter Wonders
100
What is typically put on top of a Christmas tree?
a star or an angel
100
Finish the lyric: “Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the ___.”
way
100
What is the name of the red-and-white striped candy associated with Christmas?
Candy cane
100
Whose birthday is celebrated on Christmas?
Jesus Christ
100
What do people use to slide down snowy hills?
sled
200
What do children leave out for Santa to eat on Christmas Eve?
Cookies and milk
200
Which singer is famous for the Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas Is You"?
Mariah Carey
200
What is the name of the calendar that counts down the days until Christmas?
Advent calendar.
200
The Christmas truce (Weihnachtsfrieden) was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires (Waffenruhe) a long a war's front on Christmas Eve.
In which war did this happen?
1. World War
200
What do people wear to keep their hands warm in winter?
Mittens or gloves
300
What is the name of the plant people kiss under during Christmas?
Mistletoe
300
How do you say "Merry Christmas" in Spanish?
Feliz Navidad
300
What do you call the big chunks of ice that hang from rooftops in winter?
Icicles
300
What country is Saint Nicholas, the original Santa Claus, from?
Turkey
300
Name three of the nine reindeers of Santa Claus.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph
400
Which country is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition?
Germany
400
What Christmas song starts with “You better watch out, you better not cry”?
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
400
What do you call the socks or bags hung by the fireplace on Christmas Eve?
Stockings
400
What was the name of the book by Charles Dickens that helped popularize Christmas in the Victorian era?
A Christmas Carol
400
What is the name of the natural light display often seen in the Arctic during winter?
The Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis
500
What country is famous for celebrating Christmas with a giant straw goat? (Yule Goat)
Sweden
500
What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
White Christmas by Bing Crosby.
500
What word means “a group of singers who perform Christmas songs”?
Carolers / carol singers
500
Ded Moroz or Morozko is the Russian version of Santa Claus. What is his name in German?
Väterchen Frost
500
What is the term for animals that sleep through the winter to save energy?
Hibernation