Christmas Classics
This traditional Christmas plant, besides being associated with kissing, was believed by ancient peoples to have protective and healing powers.
What is mistletoe?
Finish the lyric: “Come and behold Him, born the King of…”
In Home Alone, Kevin McCallister is accidentally left behind when his family travels to this European city for Christmas.
What is Paris?
Matthew identifies Jesus' legal/earthly father through a genealogy. Which Old Testament king appears in that genealogy and is especially important to Jesus' messianic lineage?
Who is David?
This Latin word meaning “coming” or “arrival” gives its name to the four-week season that begins the Lutheran church year.
What is Advent?
This popular Christmas decoration originated from a German tradition and was originally made from strands of real silver.
What is tinsel?
Identify the hymn from this lyric: “The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.”
What is O Little Town of Bethlehem?
In It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey's guardian angel earns his wings after helping George understand what the world would have been like without him. What is the angel's name?
Who is Clarence?
In Luke's account, which Roman emperor ordered the census that brought Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem?
Who is Caesar Augustus?
Unlike the secular “12 days before Christmas” idea, the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas begin on December 25 and conclude just before this January 6 festival.
What is Epiphany?
This traditional Christmas drink gets its name from an old English term associated with a toast or celebratory drink.
What is wassail?
Finish the lyric: “Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother, and in His name all…”
What is oppression shall cease?
In Elf, Buddy discovers that his biological father works in this type of business in New York City.
What is children's book publishing?
Luke tells us that the shepherds were given a specific sign by the angel. What would they find that would identify the newborn Savior?
What is a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger?
On Christmas Eve, many Lutheran congregations conclude worship by dimming the sanctuary, lighting individual candles, and singing this hymn first performed in Austria in 1818.
What is "Silent Night"?
According to the original 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, this many reindeer pulled Santa's sleigh—not counting Rudolph, who was created more than a century later.
What is eight?
Identify the hymn from this lyric: “This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard and angels sing.”
What is What Child Is This?
In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, what does Clark receive instead of the Christmas bonus he had been counting on?
What is a year-long membership in the Jelly of the Month Club?
True or False: Scripture tells us there were exactly three wise men who came to visit Jesus.
What is False? Matthew mentions three gifts but never gives the number of wise men.
Martin Luther wrote this Christmas hymn for his family in 1534, originally titled Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her.
What is “From Heaven Above to Earth I Come”?
In Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, Santa's sleigh is pulled by eight reindeer. Name the reindeer whose name means approximately "thunder" in German.
What is the Christmas tree?
Identify the hymn from this lyric: "Of the Father’s love begotten, ere the worlds began to be, He is Alpha and Omega..."
What is Of the Father's Love Begotten?
In A Christmas Story, Ralphie's family receives a mysterious oversized crate from this company, which contains his father's prized Christmas gift.
What is Orphan Annie's?
According to Matthew, the wise men did NOT find Jesus in a stable. Where does Scripture say they found Him?
What is a house?
In Lutheran theology, Christmas celebrates more than Jesus’ birth. This theological term describes the eternal Son of God taking on human flesh, echoed in John 1:14: “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
What is the Incarnation?