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This brand of diapers is what inspired the main character's name in the movie Elf.
Little Buddy Diapers
This Bing Crosby song is the best-selling Christmas song of all time.
White Christmas
This Christmas tree decoration was originally made of strands of real silver.
Tinsel
Santa Claus is called Kanakaloka in this chain of islands, and he's pictured wearing floral shirts rather than his red suit.
Hawaiian Islands
This well-known TV and radio host, who recently added "words" to his resume, was born on Christmas Eve in 1974.
Ryan Seacrest
The McCallister's travel to this city without Kevin in the movie Home Alone.
Paris, France
This hit country song tells the story of a woman who nearly crashes her car while driving to Cincinnati on Christmas Eve.
Jesus Take the Wheel
This precision dance company was founded in St. Louis in 1925, and has starred in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular since 1932.
The Rockettes
This French word for Christmas means "birth" in its original Latin.
Noel
Though he was born on Christmas, this tropical-rock singer created an empire based around summertime relaxation.
Jimmy Buffett
In Christmas with the Kranks, a sudden change in plans prompts a frantic supermarket search for this holiday food, which is daughter Blair's favorite.
Hickory Honey Ham
This inquisitive Christmas song was written as a plea of peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Do You Hear What I Hear?
This president signed a bill in 1870 to make Christmas a federal holiday.
Ulysses S. Grant
Surfing Santa is popular in this country, which celebrates Christmas in the summertime heat.
Australia
This reality TV star was born on Christmas Day in 1975, and rose to fame after his appearance on Survivor, where he was known for his hometown accent.
"Boston Rob" Mariano
This phrase, written on the Grinch's license plate in Jim Carrey's "The Grinch" comes from his unflattering musical tribute.
Mean 1
Though it was his own composition, this composer thought The Nutcracker was boring and inferior to his other works.
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Puritans banned Christmas from 1659-1681 in this New England town, which is also known as the birthplace of the American Revolution.
Boston
People gift each other this aptly-colored fruit on Christmas Eve in China, since its name in Chinese is so similar to the Chinese word for "peace."
Apple
This former Canadian Prime Minister was born on Christmas Day in 1971.
Justin Trudeau
In A Christmas Story, Ralphie approximates that his hillbilly neighbors, the Bumpuses, have at least this many smelly hound dogs.
785
This is the total number of gifts given in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
364
Each year since 1947, Norway sends a Christmas tree to Trafalgar Square in this capital city as a thank you for their support during WWII.
London, England
Nearly half of this country tunes in on Christmas Eve every year to watch the 1958 TV special "Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul," which translates to "Donald Duck and His Friends Wish You a Merry Christmas."
Sweden
This American nurse was the founder of the American Red Cross, and was born on Christmas Day in 1821.
Clara Barton