Music
Her characteristic 5-octave vocal range is on display in one of the most popular Christmas melodies.
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While December 25th is most commonly as celebrating the birth of Christ, Christmas was not established until 336 A.D., replacing the Roman Holiday of the "Day Of The Birth Of The Unconquered Sun" , more commonly known today by this name.
What is the Winter Solstice
This Christmas delicacy was requested from the corner shop by Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas morning.
What is Goose
This European Alpine folkloric creature is said to accompany Saint Nicholas to punish badly behaved children.
Who is Krampus
The tradition of Hanukkah lasts this many days and nights.
What is eight
This, Bing Crosby's most famous Christmas tune, was written in La Quinta, California and topped the charts for eleven weeks in 1943 and 1944
What is White Christmas
Immortalized in a famous painting, our countries first President crossed this river on Christmas to surprise the English at the Battle of Trenton.
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This Italian cake is made with candied fruits and raisins.
What is Panettone
While many attribute the tradition to Germany, scholars believe that hiding this object in the tree was actually a marketing ploy started by Woolworths in 1892 to sell glass ornaments.
What is a Pickle
The books of first and second Maccabees describes the need to rededicate this sacred candle holder.
What is the menorah
This symphonic metal band often accompanies sequenced house lighting displays.
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Known as the Christmas Truce and in direct contradiction to superior orders, the two armies ceased fighting and exchanged Christmas gifts on the battle field during this war.
What was World War I
Contrary to what it sounds like today, the compound word for this pie is a mixture of the Old English reference to food, in general, and the Latin word that means to chop finely.
What is Mincemeat Pie
This Christmas character was created by Carol Aebersold in 2005, but didn't gain popularity until it debuted in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2012. This character is known for causing nighttime mischief in houses across America.
Who is Elf on the Shelf
When returning to their destroyed temple in Jerusalem, the Jews found they only had one day worth of this lamp fuel, which miraculously lasted eight days.
What is olive oil
His 1970 Puerto Rican favorite wishes you próspero año y felicidad.
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In 1989, in front of a worldwide audience of 100 million, Leonard Bernstein conducted a symphony in the Schauspielhaus while this structure fell.
What is the Berlin Wall
A German Christmas treat, this icing coated yeast bread contains raisins and orange peel.
What is Stollen
According to legend, the gods used this plant to resurrect Odin’s son Baldur from the dead. So Baldur’s mother Frigg, the goddess of love, made the plant a symbol of love and vowed to kiss anyone who passed under it.
What is Mistletoe
Yiddish for money, there is a long-standing East European custom of children presenting their teachers with this as a token of gratitude.
What is gelt
While the title song became the fastest selling hit in U.K. history in 1984, all the proceeds along with its popular B side song, "Feed the World" went to support this country.
What is Ethiopia
(Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid)
While more commonly known by this name, teenager Richard Starkey recieved his first drumset at age 17, Christmas of 1957.
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Malva pudding, a sponge cake containing apricot jam, is one of this country's most decadent desserts. While the cake is still hot, it’s drizzled generously with a sweetened butter-cream sauce, giving the golden sponge dessert a gooey, caramelised consistency similar to sticky toffee pudding.
What is South Africa
This figure is known as the "Tex-Mex" version of Santa Claus who participated in charities leaving his South Pole home for Houston.
Who is Pancho Claus
Adam Sandler's Chanukah song ensures we know that this person is not a Jew.
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