Deck the Halls
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
All I Want For Christmas Is You
Mary, Did You Know?
100
Martin Luther is said to have created the first modern one of these by adding lit candles to an evergreen tree.
What is a Christmas tree?
100
Although he is known for his corncob pipe, button nose, and coal eyes, it was a magical hat that brought this snowman to life.
Who is Frosty the Snowman?
100
In Elf, after finding out he is really a human and not an elf, this character travels to New York City to meet his biological father.
Who is Buddy the Elf?
100
This helper with a rhyming name has been reporting back to Santa about children's behavior since late 2004.
What/Who is Elf on the Shelf?
100
According to Hallmark, approximately 1.3 billion of these are sent every year.
What are Christmas cards?
200
The name of this decoration derives from an Old French word meaning "sparkle," and used to be made out of shredded silver.
What is tinsel?
200
Dr. Seuss said that these three words are best used to describe one Mr. Grinch, and you can quote him!
What are "stink, stank, stunk?"
200
In Home Alone, Kevin McCallister is left to fend for himself against Harry and Marv, a robber duo nicknamed this, after their habit of flooding homes.
Who are the "Wet Bandits?"
200
Barbara Millicent Roberts is the full name of this doll from Mattel.
What/Who is Barbie?
200
Every year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) runs a public program that tracks this.
Who is Santa?
300
Despite being a symbol of love, this festive plant from the order Santalales is actually a parasitic plant.
What is mistletoe?
300
A sable, convertible, and a yacht are just a few of the things Eartha Kitt asks Santa in this song, that's really more of a flirtatious Christmas list.
What is Santa Baby?
300
In the film It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey is left the message "No man is a failure who has friends" inscribed by this guardian angel.
Who is Clarence?
300
Silly Putty, the bouncy, stretchy, coral-colored material with the power to lift ink from newspapers was originally created during World War II as an attempt to make a substitute for this substance.
What is rubber?
300
They were mentioned in the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas," when St. Nick called them by name.
Who are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen?
400
Despite carrying a 3-month jail sentence, it's become a yearly tradition for people to attempt to do this to the Gavle Goat, a giant straw goat figure built every year in Gavle, Sweden.
What is burn it down/destroy?
400
"O Tannenbaum" is the original German name for this Christmas song.
What is "O Christmas Tree?"
400
While A Christmas Carol only features Jacob Marley, The Muppet Christmas Carol features brothers Jacob and Robert Marley, played by this Muppet duo of cantankerous hecklers.
Who are Statler and Waldorf?
400
In 2006, Radar Magazine called the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab from 1950 one of the top 10 most dangerous toys of all time. Possibly because it contained actual samples of this substance.
What is uranium ore?
400
Christmas trees are grown in this many US states.
What is 50?
500
It's origins unknown, "El Caganer" is a popular figure in nativity scenes in Catalonia, Spain. It is depicted as a peasant, wearing a traditional Catalan hat and doing this.
What is pooping?
500
This song was originally based on a Ukrainian folk story, but was rearranged with new English lyrics by Peter Wilhousky who renamed the song to this because it reminded him of handbells.
What is "Carol of the Bells"
500
In Last Holiday, Georgia Byrd, played by this actress, lives her last few weeks in luxury after being diagnosed with Lampington's Disease, a rare, terminal, and thankfully fictional neurological disorder.
Who is Queen Latifah?
500
This classic video game, created in Soviet Russia, was packaged with the original release of Nintendo's Game Boy.
What is Tetris?
500
Before modern ones were stuffed with candy and toys, Saint Nicholas dropped these in the very first stockings.
What are gold coins? / What is gold?