Christmas Decorations
This type of tree is often decorated with lights, garlands, and ornaments, with a star or angel on top.
Christmas Tree
On Christmas Eve, children traditionally leave these items for Santa Claus.
What are milk and cookies?
On the night of December 24th, some families attend this type of gathering, while most share a large meal.
church service
Jewish Americans celebrate this eight-day holiday by lighting candles on a menorah, playing dreidel, and eating latkes.
Hanukkah
At midnight on December 31st, this famous event in New York City marks the beginning of the new year.
What is the ball drop in Times Square?
These festive adornments often feature lights, wreaths, and evergreen branches and are put up right after Thanksgiving.
What are Christmas decorations?
These groups go door-to-door during the holiday season, spreading cheer through song.
Christmas carolers
This date marks Christmas Eve in America.
December 24th
This holiday, celebrated by some African Americans, focuses on African culture and traditions.
Kwanzaa
This is the last day of the year in the calendar.
December 31st
This circular decoration made of evergreen branches is often hung on doors during the Christmas season.
What is a wreath?
Many people enjoy this classic holiday film featuring a reindeer with a glowing red nose.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
On Christmas morning, Americans typically do this with their immediate family before having a late-afternoon feast.
exchange gifts
The menorah, a key symbol of this holiday, has this many branches. How many branches?
Nine
This holiday marks the official end of the Christmas season in America.
New Year’s Day
These bright, colorful items are hung outside homes and along streets to light up the holiday season.
What are Christmas lights?
This sweet treat, often shaped like a shepherd's staff, is a popular Christmas candy.
candy cane
Families often come together to enjoy this large meal on Christmas Day.
Christmas Dinner
During Hanukkah, children play with this spinning top as part of the celebration.
Dreidel
Many Americans make these promises or goals for self-improvement at the start of the new year.
New Year’s resolutions
These small, shiny or handcrafted items are used to decorate the Christmas tree.
What are ornaments?
This tradition involves making festive treats, often enjoyed throughout the Christmas season.
baking Christmas cookies
This type of special morning service is attended by many Americans on Christmas Day.
Church
This traditional Hanukkah food is made of fried potatoes.
Latkes
This is the number of seconds traditionally counted down to ring in the new year.
Ten