Carols 2
This 1942 holiday classic remains the best-selling single of all time.
What is "White Christmas"?
This Christmas food features colors to represent Jesus's purity and blood, and a shape to represent his role as humanity's shepherd.
What are Candy Canes?
Burl Ives voices Sam the Snowman in this beloved TV special.
What is "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"?
The protagonist of Chris Van Allsburg's "The Polar Express" receives one of these as a gift from Santa Claus.
What is a silver bell?
A 1931 advertising campaign by this company cemented Santa's depiction as plump and jolly in a red suit.
What is Coca-Cola?
Brenda Lee's age when she recorded "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."
What is 13?
The name of this Italian dessert, traditionally served on Christmas, means “large bread."
What is Panettone?
In 1974's "The Year Without a Santa Claus," the character of Heat Miser declares he never wants to know a day under this temperature.
What is 60 degrees?
In Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," this spirit is often mistakenly referred to as "The Ghost of Christmas Future."
Who is "The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come"?
Santa Claus's name comes from "Sinterklaas," a shortened version of Saint Nicholas used in this language.
What is Dutch?
The musical artist / group whose cover of "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" holds the record for highest-charting in the US.
Who is Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?
Very similar to mulled wine, this drink is considered a Christmas tradition in Scandinavia.
What is glögg?
First airing in 1965, CBS executives initially hated this special, calling it too slow and quiet.
What is "A Charlie Brown Christmas"?
Dr. Seuss based the character of The Grinch in his book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" on this person.
Who is Dr. Seuss (himself)?
In Finland, it isn't elves who assist Santa in his toy-making and deliveries, but instead magical versions of this kind of animal.
What are goats?
"Good King Wenceslas" was the ruler of this kingdom.
What is Bohemia?
Weihnachtsgurke refers to a tradition in which an ornament shaped like one of these is hidden in a Christmas tree.
What is a pickle?
In "The Little Drummer Boy," Aaron travels with his companions Samson, Tula, and Baba, who are these three animals.
What are a donkey, a camel, and a lamb?
In Clement Clarke Moore's "A Visit From St. Nicholas," while the children are snug in their beds, visions of these "dance in their heads."
What are sugar-plums?
Before the tradition of leaving Santa cookies and milk began in the 1930s, families often left this instead.
What is wine and cake?
This carol was the first ever to be broadcast over radio in 1906.
What is "O Holy Night"?
Tradition dictates that Christmas pudding be flambéd in brandy for this reason.
What is "to ward off evil spirits"?
The name of the character voiced by Fred Astaire in 1970's "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town."
What is "S.D. Kluger"?
"Letters from Father Christmas" is a compilation of tales from the perspective of Santa Claus or his elfish secretary, detailing their battles against goblins and the creation of the northern lights. It was originally written and illustrated by this famous author for his children.
Who is J.R.R. Tolkien?
The name of the heretic Saint Nicholas famously slapped at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.
Who is Arius?