Movies
the 2000 classic featuring Jim Carrey
The Grinch
Americans often search for this vegetal object on a Christmas Tree
A pickle
a 4th century bishop known for his miracles and generosity
Saint Nicholas
This iconic American soda company has used a very special mascot for Christmas time since 1922 (Name both)
Coca-Cola Polar Bear
Our fam favorite xmas movie
Christmas Vacation
this movie features a blended family and one couple's attempt to see them all for christmas
Four Christmases
Burning this was a ritual to welcome the new light after the winter solstice
Yule Log
The original name for the Christmas holiday from pagan traditions
Yule/Winter Solstice
The very first unofficial Christmas tree ceremony held in this location occurred in December 1931 when a group of demolition workers at the Center’s construction site collected money to purchase a 20-foot-tall Christmas tree.
Rockefeller Center
The year when Cory & BA lost power on Christmas Eve & Day.
2022
a holiday movie adapted from a classic novel written by Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol
Germany was the country where this holiday icon was born
Christmas Tree
First held in NYC in 1924, this holiday tradition is viewed by 32 million people around the globe.
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The very first of these iconic red kettles (now accompanied by a bell ringing volunteer) was created and used in San Francisco, California in 1891.
Salvation Army
A 1946 film featuring a husband and father contemplating suicide
Its a Wonderful Life
a legendary Italian Christmas witch who flies on her broomstick on the night of January 5th to deliver gifts to children
La Bufana
This tradition originated from the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia and involved a peasant or sub-deacon appointed to lead the celebrations with feasting, plays, and merry chaos that inverted social order for a time
Lord of Misrule
In the United States, this Christmas Eve tradition caught on in the 1930’s during the Great Depression.
Leaving cookies and milk for Santa
A 1947 film starting on Thanksgiving Day in NYC
Miracle on 34th Street
a Catalan Christmas tradition involving a log that "poops" gifts for children after they have "fed" it treats and "beaten" it with sticks
Caga Tio
From 1659 - 1681 Christmas was outlawed in this original US colony capital city
Boston, Massachusetts
In 1956, CBS aired a Christmas episode of this sitcom but it was never shown in reruns until 1989 during a Christmas special.
I Love Lucy