Rankin Bass
School children bring this creature to life with a magical hat.
What is Frosty the Snowman?
This elderly man receives a visit from 3 ghosts in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
This traditionally Christmas drink also goes by "milk punch", "holiday sludge", or "Christmas morning cream".
What is eggnog?
This treat originated from the Catholic Church in Germany to help children remember the shepherds who visited baby Jesus.
What is a candy cane?
A traditional Christmas for this country includes surfing in a Santa suit and fresh shrimp and the 'barbie.
What is Australia?
Mrs. Claus attempts to save Christmas with the help of feuding brothers Snow and Heat Miser.
What is The Year Without a Santa Claus?
This story, originally written in 1816, has since been adapted into a popular ballet.
What is The Nutcracker and the Mouse King?
NYC first erected a tree in this plaza in 1931.
What is Rockefeller Center?
Christmas wasn't widely celebrated in the US until June 26th, 1870, when Congress declared it this.
What is a federal holiday?
According to Alpine (ie Austria) folklore, this devilish figure punishes bad children.
What is Krampus?
A boy follows the Magi caravan as they follow the star of Bethlehem.
What is The Little Drummer Boy?
The children in the poem Night Before Christmas dream of this treat.
What are sugar plums?
This Christmas flower was first brought to the US from Mexico in the late 1820s.
What are poinsettias?
The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back to this monk born around 280 AD, known as the protector of children.
Who was St. Nicholas?
Ukrainians decorate their trees with this; it would probably be great for catching flies.
What are spiderwebs/spiders?
First airing in 1964, its the longest running Christmas TV special.
What is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
The "first gift of Christmas" given by Santa in The Polar Express.
What is Santa's sleigh bell?
The world's tallest Christmas tree in 2021 (144 ft) is at this US state.
Where is Enid, Oklahoma?
The "12 days of Christmas" is the period in Christian theology between these two events.
What are Christmas Day (birth of Christ) and the Epiphany (coming of the Magi)?
While this Asian country doesn't celebrate Christmas as a national holiday, its been a tradition since 1974 to eat KFC on December 25th.
What is Japan?
Kris Kringle gives this toy to Burgermeister Meisterburger in Santa Claus is Coming' to Town.
What is a yo-yo?
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas lives in this lair north of Whoville.
What is Mount Crumpit?
First made by the Mayans around 500BC, the Dutch brought this beverage to North America as early as the 17th century.
What is hot chocolate?
Pope Julius I chose December 25th to celebrate the birth of Jesus in an effort to absorb the traditions of this pagan holiday.
What was Saturnalia?
The Night of the Radishes is a radish carving competition held on December 23rd in this Spanish-speaking country.
What is Mexico?
Oaxaca