Traditions
Children hang these by the fireplace for Santa to fill with gifts.
Stockings
This cake, often covered with marzipan and icing, features dried fruits and is made weeks in advance.
Christmas cake
The main holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. It’s marked by gift-giving, festive meals, and religious services.
Christmas Day (25th December)
This movie features a young boy named Kevin who is accidentally left behind when his family goes on vacation.
Home Alone
Guess the song:
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bobtails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Jingle Bells
Iconic red-and-white striped peppermint candy shaped like a shepherd's crook. Often used as decoration on Christmas trees.
Candy Cane
This fruity dessert is traditionally set on fire before serving at Christmas dinner.
Christmas pudding
The evening before Christmas Day, often a time for last-minute preparations, midnight church services, and family gatherings.
Christmas Eve (24th December)
In this animated movie, a grumpy green creature tries to steal Christmas from the Whos in Whoville.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
This song tells the story of a red-nosed reindeer who helps guide Santa’s sleigh.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Spiced cookies often shaped into men or houses. Decorated with icing and candy for extra festivity.
Gingerbread Cookies
This small, cylindrical pastry filled with dried fruits and spices is a festive favorite.
Mince pie
The period leading up to Christmas, observed by Christians as a time of preparation for the birth of Christ.
Advent (Starts 4 Sundays before Christmas Day)
This movie tells the story of two siblings who team up with Santa Claus after his sleigh crashes, embarking on a magical adventure to save Christmas.
The Christmas Chronicles
This upbeat Christmas song, sung by Mariah Carey, declares that the singer doesn’t want "a lot for Christmas."
All I Want for Christmas Is You.
This tradition involves pulling objects to reveal a paper hat, a joke, and a small prize.
Christmas cracker
The traditional Christmas meal in the UK.
Roast turkey
Traditionally a day for giving gifts to servants and the less fortunate. Now it's a public holiday, often associated with sports events, shopping sales, and family time.
Boxing Day (26th December)
In this movie, a young boy takes a magical train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
The Polar Express
Complete the lyrics:
I'm dreaming of a ______ _________
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow, oh, the snow
White Christmas
From which country does the tradition of decorating Christmas trees originate?
Germany
Traditionally served with turkey, this sauce is made from a red berry.
Cranberry sauce
The end of the 12 days of Christmas, marking the arrival of the Three Wise Men. This is when Christmas decorations are traditionally taken down.
Twelfth Night (5th or 6th January, depending on tradition)
In this action-packed holiday movie, John McClane fights terrorists during a Christmas Eve party in Nakatomi Plaza.
Die Hard
What is a traditional or religious song that celebrates the story of Christmas, such as the birth of Jesus, called?
Christmas Carol