International Customs
In the North America children put stockings out at Christmas time. The Dutch use :
Beer mugs
Shoes
Old Hats
Stockings as well
Old Hats
The first release of the film : "A Christmas Carol"
was in
1920
1938
1945
1953
1938
What do you need to leave for Santa Klause the night before Christmas?
A Candy Cane
A Peppermint
A Glass of Milk
A Quarter
A Peppermint
The $-amount the average American spent on Christmas gifts each year.
$ 500
$1 000
$2 000
$2 500
$1 000
The meaning of the word "Mistletoe" is
small tree
shiny tree
the name of the berry it produce
dung twig
dung twig
The tradition of erecting a tree at Christmas is believed to have started in :
England
Germany
France
Norway
Germany
The best selling Christmas Song of all times is :
Sleigh Bells
Merry Christmas to you
White Christmas
The most wonderful time of the year
White Christmas
What was the little girls solution for Santa Klaus to get her Hippopotamus under the tree ?
Bring him through the garage door
Bring him through the back door
Bring him through the chimney
Bring him through the front door.
Bring him through the front door.
The company was the first employer to give their employees Christmas bonuses
Sears
The government
Woolworths
Walmart
Woolworths
The only time the tradition of the White House Tree lighting ceremony was cancelled was due to;
The great Depression
The Blackouts of World War II
The L.A. Riots in 1980
Ice Storm during 1953
The Blackouts of World War II
The Real St. Nicholas lived:
At the North Pole
On the Island of Malta
In Turkey
In Holland
In Holland
The first Christmas seals were printed and sold in Denmark in 1904, raising funds to :
Build a statue overlooking the harbor
Feed the poor and homeless
Throw a Christmas party for the city
Help children with tuberculosis
Help children with tuberculosis
What piece of clothing brought Frosty, The Snowman, to life that day:
The broomstick
The Silk hat
The red scarf
Grandpa's slippers
The Silk Hat
A string of light-bulbs to wrap around the Christmas Tree cost approx $ ? in 1908, the first time is was used by the general population in private homes.
$ 100
$ 300
$ 50
$20
$100
One Indiana town is actually called
Christmasville
Wenceslas
Santa Claus
Noel
Santa Claus
An Armenian traditional Christmas Eve meal consists of
Fried fish, lettuce and spinach
Square meat pies
Broiled partridge with gooseberry sauce
Turkey and plum pudding
Fried fish, lettuce and spinach
As early as 1822, the postmaster in Washington DC was worried by the amount of extra mail at Christmas time. His preferred solution was;
Recruiting volunteer postmen for the season
Raise the price of postage to reduce the number
Request the people put greetings in the newspaper
Limit by law the number of cards a person could send
Limit by law the number of cards a person could send.
What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow
Jingle Bells
Little Drummer Boy
Rudolf, the red-nose Reindeer
Jingle Bells
The $ - amount sales for the year in 1900 in one store alone, Woolworths, exceeded;
$1 mil
$2 mil
$ 100 000
$ 25 mil.
$ 25 mil.
Pope Julius I specifically chose December 25 because
it was seen as the middle of winter
factually is was the closest date that could be agreed on for the actual birth of Christ
He had no particular reason
it fell on a Sunday that year
he had no particular reason
In Guatemala Christmas Day is celebrated on :-
December 25
January 6
October 31
Never
December 25
Pope Julius I specified December 25 as an official, immovable feast day celebrating the birth of Christ, for the following reasons;
He grown tired of celebrated on different days by the church
It was something exciting to do and look forward to during the long, cold winter season
The church leaders pressed to do it as a substitute for the pagan celebrations
He liked feasts and the fact that it made everybody happy.
The church leaders pressed to do it as a substitute for the pagan celebrations.
Name Santa Klaus's reindeer !
Dasher Vickson
Danser Commet
Pranser Cupid
Blitsen Donder
Rudolf
Today, 2000 - 2004, American shoppers spend more than this amount during the holiday season:
$4 bil. per shopping day / $2.8 mil. each minute
$20 bil. per shopping day / $^ mil. each minute
$80 mil.per shopping day / $ 100 000 each minute
$20 mil. per shopping day / 10 000 each minute
$4 bil. per shopping day / $2.8 mil. each minute
America's official national Christmas Tree is
Displayed at the Rockefeller Center in N.Y.
Brought from Canada and reacted in Washington D.C. each year
Located in King's Canyon National Park in California
A Scotich pine
Located in King's Canyon National Park in California.