Holiday History
The origin of this shortened term for Christmas dates back to the 1500s.
Xmas
What is the highest grossing Christmas Movie of all time?
Home Alone
What song is the most popular Christmas song of all time?
Silent Night
In ‘The Christmas Song’ what was ‘roasting on an open fire’?
Chestnuts
The concept of leaving food for Santa Claus originates from this country
The Netherlands
This English monarch made the Christmas tree popular worldwide.
Queen Victoria
How many ghosts appear in Disney's "The Muppet Christmas Carol"?
5
What Song is this.....
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas, from the bottom of my heart.
Feliz Navidad
In Japan, which famous fast food restaurant brand is a traditional Christmas treat?
In which country does the witch "La Befana" bring treats to good children and coal to bad children.
Italy
The name of this popular Hannukah game means “to turn".
Dreidel
What drink does the Polar Express staff serve to the children on the train to the North Pole?
Hot Chocolate
What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells
Bounceberry is another name for which Christmas berry?
Cranberry
This demonic figure arrives at Christmas to scare European children that have been bad.
Krampus
This Ancient Egyptian holiday tradition. later adapted by Medieval Europeans, involves a group of friends visiting your house wearing disguises.
Mummering
Where does "Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas" take place?
Inside of a Snowflake
True or false: Christmas carols were once banned from being sung in England.
True. During the Victorian Era Christmas Carols were considered "too joyful". Because of this, many great songs were lost for all time that we will never hear again.
In 1607 the first eggnog was sipped in this British Colony...
Jamestown, Virginia
In Spain and Mexico, children are visited by these three nativity figures, not Santa Claus.
The Three Wise Men
Tinsel was first invented in Germany and was made from this material.
Silver
What does Buddy the Elf tell the Hobbs are the four main food groups in the movie Elf?
Candy, Candy Corn, Candy Canes, and Syrup.
How many gifts in total were given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song?
364
Who dishes up the figgy pudding in Charles Dicken’s classic ‘A Christmas Carol’?
Mrs. Cratchit
In Scandinavia, this animal is believed to knock on doors and demand your leftovers from the holidays.
The Yule Goat