Christmas Traditions
Popular Characters
Famous Films
Popular Christmas Songs
Other Winter Holidays
100
Children place this type of clothing near the Christmas tree so they can receive presents on Christmas morning.
What are socks / stockings?
100
This is the American name for Père Noel.
Who is Santa Claus?
100
In French, it's called "Maman, J'ai Raté l'Avion"!, but in English, it's called ____________.
What is Home Alone?
100
This song from 1994 made Mariah Carey the unofficial "Queen of Christmas" and is widely considered the most popular Christmas song in the US.
What is "All I Want for Christmas Is You"?
100
In Canada, The United Kingdom, and Australia, December 26th has this name related to gift-giving.
What is Boxing Day?
200
Children who are not well-behaved appear on this list, and don't receive any presents!
What is the naughty list?
200
This is the name of the famous reindeer with a shiny nose.
Who is Rudolph?
200
This is the name of the popular Christmas film based on the comic strip Peanuts.
What is Charlie Brown Christmas?
200
This popular Christmas song was sung by George Michael, who would unfortunately pass away on Christmas in 2016.
What is "Last Christmas"?
200
This is the name of the original pagan holiday which inspired Christmas.
What is Yule?
300
In the United States, this is not a dessert, but rather a real wood log burned for Christmas.
What is the Yule Log?
300
This popular character created by Dr. Seuss has a popular film in which he "steals" Christmas.
Who is the Grinch?
300
This film, popular both during Halloween and Christmas, is about the residents of Halloween Town "taking over" Christmas.
What is the Nightmare Before Christmas?
300
This member of the Beatles wrote the famous Christmas song and anti-war song "Happy Xmas (War is Over)".
Who is John Lennon?
300
This holiday was invented in the 1970s as a celebration of African diaspora cultures, lasting from December 26 to January 1st.
What is Kwanzaa?
400
The American and Canadian air forces do this to Santa every year on TV and the Internet.
What is follow (or track)?
400
This character is a personification of the cold during the winter. One popular Christmas tune has him "nipping at your nose".
Who is Jack Frost?
400
This classic American film from 1946 is about a man who learns to appreciate his life during the Christmas season.
What is "It's A Wonderful Life"?
400
This famous country song by Merle Haggard is about the challenges of being poor during Christmas.
What is "If We Make It Through December"?
400
This holiday was invented by the writers of the TV show Seinfeld as the opposite of Christmas, where instead of giving gifts, people share their complaints.
What is Festivus?