Dickens
The story "A Christmas Carol" focuses on a mean old curmudgeon who gets a new lease on life.
Ebenezer Scrooge
butter, brown sugar, pecans
Pecan Pie
Father Christmas
England
These small items with kind words and greetings were passed out to friends and family beggining in the Victorian Era.
Christmas Cards
"The stockings were hung by ____ ____ ___ ____."
"The chimney with care."
What was the name of Scrooge's old partner?
Jacob Marley
yams or sweet potatoes, butter, brown sugar, marshmellows
sweet potatoes
Sinterklaas
Netherlands
These items were handed out on Christmas Eve, instead of how we do it now in modern times on Christmas Day.
Gifts
"Ma in her ________and I in my ______."
Kerchief, Cap
This child's death is fortold by the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
Tiny Tim
green beans, cream of mushroom, french fried onions
Green Bean Casserole
Pere Noel or Papa Noel
France
Victorian decorations consisted of what types of materials?
Ribbons, Holly Leaves, and paper...all handmade.
"The moon on the breast of the ______ _____ ____."
"New fallen snow."
Scrooge' Assistant, and Tiny Tim's dad
Bob Cratchit
black or green
olives
Dun Che Lao Ren
China
Some find this group of traveling minstrels wonderful, others try to hide when they come to the door. Either way this tradition began with the Victorians.
Carolers
"His eyes how they ________ his dimples so ______."
twinkled, merry
Fezziwig
lemon curd, egg whites, white sugar
Lemon Meringue Pie
Babbo Natale
Italy
This famous Victorian couple were all the rage in England when they started the tradition of bringing in a pine tree and decorating it just like the Germans.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Alber
"And I laughed when I saw him, in _____ _____ ____."
"spite of myself."