Joyous Jingles
[Instrumental music playing]
What is All I Want for Christmas is You (by Mariah Carey)?
Children will try to convince you to pour them a mug of this non-alcoholic seasonal mainstay because it packs a powerful punch of antioxidants.
What is hot chocolate?
In this timeless cartoon, a "lovable loser" seeks out the true meaning of Christmas with the help of his friends, his dog and one tiny tree.
What is A Charlie Brown Christmas?
Also known as Father Christmas, this legendary elderly figure is said to climb through chimneys of any size and have an affinity for cookies and milk.
Who is Santa Claus?
[Instrumental music playing]
What is Sleigh Ride (by The Ronettes)?
Often heated and spiked with bourbon, brandy or rum, this unfiltered, unsweetened drink is derived from America's second favorite fruit.
What is apple cider?
In this 1986 classic, Steven Spielberg provides an allegory for the Jewish immigrant experience through the eyes of the Mousekewitzes, who emigrate to America to escape persecution from cats.
What is An American Tail?
Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol tells the tale of this miserly protagonist, who starts out hating Christmas and is redeemed by four holiday spirits.
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
[Instrumental music playing]
What is Feliz Navidad (by José Feliciano)?
This spiced holiday cocktail, whose name means "glow" in English, is Sweden's boozier version of our mulled wine.
What is Glögg?
This 1946 Christmas film by Frank Capra was nominated for six Academy Awards and ranks #11 on the American Film Institute's original list of the 100 Greatest American Films of All Time.
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
This devilish companion of St. Nicholas whose name is derived from the German word for "claw" is said to punish misbehaving children around Christmastime.
Who is Krampus?
[Instrumental music playing]
What is Jingle Bell Rock (by Bobby Helms)?
This beverage, which can be served hot or cold and with or without booze, is believed to be the modern evolution of “posset,” a hot, milky, ale-like drink with origins in early medieval Britain.
What is eggnog?
In this 1993 stop-motion-animated musical, a Halloween Town hero stumbles through a portal to "Christmas Town" and becomes obsessed with celebrating the holiday.
What is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas is thought to be responsible for popularizing Santa's eight reindeer, but it wasn't until 1939 that this ninth reindeer entered popular culture by the pen of Robert Lewis May.
Who is Rudolph (the red-nosed reindeer)?