Christmas Movie Characters
Christmas Traditions
Christmas Songs
Christmas History
Christmas Movie Deep-Cuts
100

This character learns the true meaning of Christmas after being visited by three ghosts in A Christmas Carol.

Ebenezer Scrooge

100

The first Christmas ornaments were not artificial, but were actually what?

Fruits

100

This artist’s rendition of “White Christmas” remains the best-selling single of all time.

Bing Crosby

100

The first Christmas card was written by a politician, named Henry Cole, from this country.

England

100

This fictional town serves as the primary setting of It’s a Wonderful Life.

Bedford Falls

200

What is the original name of Tim Allen’s character in the 1994 film The Santa Clause, before he is magically recruited to become Santa?

Scott Calvin

200

This poisonous plant is traditionally associated with peace, reconciliation, and kissing.

Mistletoe

200

Originally by "Wham!", this song’s narrator realizes a former lover has moved on during the holidays.

Last Christmas

200

In the United States, the first Christmas postage stamp was released in what year?

1962

200

This 1988 action film is famously debated as a Christmas movie due to its setting and themes.

Die Hard

300

In Elf, this character is revealed to have been raised in the North Pole after being mistaken for an elf as a baby.

Buddy

300

This tradition involves hiding what kind of green ornament on the Christmas tree.

The Christmas Pickle

300

This song originally included the lyric “until then we’ll have to muddle through somehow.”

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

300

In the year 1610, Germany used real silver to create this decoration, still used today.

Tinsel

300

This actor voices multiple characters—including Santa—in The Polar Express.

Tom Hanks

400

This is the nickname of the Abominable Snowman in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Bumble

400

Before turkey was common, what meal was often served at Christmas dinner in England?

Goose or a Boar's Head

400

This song was the first to be broadcast from space in 1965.

Jingle Bells

400

The first artificial Christmas tree was created in Germany in the 1800's, and was made from which kind of bird feathers?

Geese

400

Which Christmas carol do the children sing at the end of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"?

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

500

In Home Alone, this neighbor’s nickname is a childhood rumor rather than his real identity.

Old-Man Marley

500

The original iconic Christmas tree is which type of tree?

Evergreen

500

Who sang the iconic songs "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Silver and Gold", and "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas"?

Burl Ives

500

This California city is where the first known floating Christmas tree was created in 1949 by restaurateur Don May.

Long Beach, California

500

This holiday classic was animated and directed by the same legendary animator, Chuck Jones, who helped define slapstick animation through his work on Tom and Jerry.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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