Christmas History
This holiday is celebrated on December 25th each year.
What is Christmas?
This movie features Buddy, a human raised by elves at the North Pole.
What is Elf?
This song begins with the line, “You better watch out, you better not cry.
What is “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”?
Santa’s traditional outfit is this color.
What is red?
This U.S. state was the first to officially recognize Christmas as a holiday.
What is Alabama?
This country is credited with starting the tradition of decorating Christmas trees.
What is Germany?
Kevin McCallister is accidentally left home alone in this holiday classic.
What is Home Alone?
This holiday song is the best-selling single of all time.
What is “White Christmas”?
These treats are often left out for Santa on Christmas Eve.
What are cookies (and milk)?
The tradition of sending Christmas cards was popularized in this century.
What is the 19th century?
This famous Christmas poem begins with “’Twas the night before Christmas.
What is “A Visit from St. Nicholas”?
This actor played George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life.
Who is Jimmy Stewart?
Mariah Carey released this modern Christmas classic in 1994.
What is “All I Want for Christmas Is You”?
This reindeer is known for having a shiny red nose.
Who is Rudolph?
This material was once commonly used for artificial Christmas trees in the early 1900s.
What is goose feathers?
This plant, often hung in doorways at Christmas, was considered sacred by the ancient Druids.
What is mistletoe?
In The Polar Express, what word is punched into the boy’s ticket?
What is “Believe”?
“Do you hear what I hear?” refers to a conversation between a lamb and this person.
What is a shepherd?
In the song *Frosty the Snowman*, Frosty’s eyes are made of this.
What is coal?
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree first appeared in this decade.
What is the 1930s?
This U.S. president declared Christmas a federal holiday in 1870.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This 1988 action movie is often debated as a Christmas movie and stars Bruce Willis.
What is Die Hard?
This song lists gifts like a partridge, turtle doves, and golden rings.
What is “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
This popular Christmas decoration was originally made from silver in the 1600.
What is tinsel?
This term refers to the fear of Christmas.
What is Santaphobia (or Christmophobia)?