All about December
Big in the Southwest, it's one of the birthstones for December
Turquoise
We've all been instructed to do this "with boughs of holly"
Deck the Halls
The U.S. could have had a bicentennial Olympics, but voters of this Colorado city said no thanks to the 1976 Winter Games
Following "hot" or the name of a liquor, it's booze, hot water & sugar to take the chill off winter
Toddy
Animals react to winter weather in different ways; monarch butterflies set off on this type of journey
a Migration
Charles Dickens began writing this ghostly tale in October 1843 & published it, of course, in December
A Christmas Carol
We can always count on them--in "The Twelve Days Of Christmas", the "8 maids" are doing this
A-milking
This saintly city is a gateway to Zion National Park & it's where Brigham Young had a winter home
St. George
Winter varieties of this include Golden Acorn, Buttercup & Hubbard
Squash
With some of the warmest fur of any mammal, this fox species, Vulpes lagopus, can survive temperatures as low as -58 degrees F.
Arctic Fox
To rest in a big way for a few months starting around December
Hibernate
Magically, with an "old silk hat they found", some kids placed it on his head & "he began to dance around"
Frosty the Snowman
Michigan has had this nickname, for the winter-wear shape of the lower peninsula, since at least 1901
The Mitten State
A pair of 8s is called these, which you might find on your lawn in winter
Snowmen or Snowman
Unlike other species of this polar bird, the emperor breeds in the winter months of May & June
Penguin
The Eagles are No. 4 with 120 million album sales; this December 1976 release checks in with 26 million
Hotel California
In this 1970 bilingual festive classic, it wishes listeners “a prosperous New Year and happiness.”
Feliz Navidad
The coldest recorded winter temperature in the U.S. was the Jan. 1971 temp of -80 at Prospect Creek Camp in this state
Alaska
It's an acronym for depression caused by the gloomier winter months
SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder
Wisconsin's state mammal, this weasel family member stores up body fat in summer & fall for long winter sleeps
The Badger
In December 1882 Edward Johnson, a VP under Thomas Edison, became the first person to put electric lights on this
"She'd been drinkin' too much egg nog, & we'd begged her not to go" but unfortunately this happened anyway
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
On Jan. 20, 1969 this U.S. state capital experienced a near-record low of 52 degrees, which is not how winter works there
Honolulu
This top 5 hit by The Mamas & The Papas was written on a cold winter night in Manhattan
California Dreamin'
The snowy species of this nocturnal bird of prey makes its nest on the ground, lining it with moss & feathers
Snowy Owl