christmas songs
What type of nuts are often sung about during Christmas?
Chesnuts
“chesnuts roasting on an open fire”
Which fairytale served as the first inspiration for decorating gingerbread houses?
Hansel & Gretel
Who was told to name the child?
Joseph
What real life department store is featured in “Miracle on 34th St” (famous department store in NYC)
Macys
Which of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with a solar system body?
Comet
Shchedryk, the popular Ukrainian carol is about what?
the song tells the tale of a swallow flying into a household to proclaim the plentiful year that the family will have
What famous dish is made in traditional Ukrainian homes for Christmas?
Kutya
Where was Jesus raised after their return from Egypt?
Nazareth
What are two other names for Santa?
Kris Kringle & Saint Nick
What is a nutcracker?
A toy soldier
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
10 Lords a Leaping
the ten commandments that Moses brought down from his meeting with God atop of Mount Sinai.
The most common dish served around the world for Christmas is
(Two correct answers, a point for either guessed correctly)
Turkey & Pork
The magi followed a star in the
A: west B:east C:south D:north
East
What’s the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time ?
The Grinch
$538 millionWhat classic Christmas poem provided the idea of reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh?
The Night before Christmas
“Silent Night” was originally composed in which language?
German
how many main dishes do Ukrainian make for Christmas?
12
Who was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary?
Jacob
This author wrote the famous Christmas story about the grumpy Ebenezer Scrooge
Charles Dickens
What is the day after Christmas called?
Boxing Day —
public holiday celebrated on the first day (strictly, the first weekday) after Christmas Day.
It draws its link from the tradition of rich families giving box-wrapped gifts to the poor. The servants of wealthy aristocrat families spent their Christmas working for their employers
In the song “we wish you a merry Christmas” what word is used for “family”?
Kin
“Good tidings we bring to you and your kin”
The very first Christmas trees were decorated with what fruit?
apples
Who was promised that he would not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ?
Simeon
25: And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
26: And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
When was the movie Home Alone released?
A: 1989 B: 1995 C: 1992 D: 1990
1990
What famous Christian reformer is credited with being the first person to put lights on a Christmas tree?
Martin Luther