Alt(ernative) Santa
Unifying figure in Catholicism, with his designated feast day being December 6th.
Who is Saint Nicholas?
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave me this!
What are five golden rings?
He led his troops across the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, marking the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
Who is George Washington?
Ralphie persistently asks for this popular toy for Christmas, but he might shoot his eye out!
What is Red Ryder BB gun?
Red and white-striped, "J"-shaped candies whose shape was originally inspired by shepherd staffs.
What are candy canes?
This moniker comes from the German Christkindl or "Christ child."
What is Kris Kringle?
Feliz Navidad! José Feliciano wishes you a Merry Christmas, and also wishes this upon you.
What is a prosperous year and happiness?
A series of widespread unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of the First World War around Christmas 1914.
What is the Christmas Truce?
This over-the-top actor was casted in the 2000 movie adaptation of The Grinch.
Who is Jim Carrey?
Originally seen in Germany, these decorative edible pieces were created and displayed around the holiday season.
What are gingerbread houses?
England's moniker for the beloved jolly bearded man, dating back to the 16th century during the reign of Henry VIII.
Who is Father Christmas?
Who is Elvis Presley?
He formally resigns as President of USSR in a televised speech.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
Rudolph's beloved elf friend in his debut movie who wants to be a dentist.
Who is Hermey?
In Whoville they’re carving up this enviable centerpiece.
What is the Roast Beast?
In the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of December 5th, immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on December 6th.
Who is Krampus?
Leroy Anderson completed this popular Christmas orchestral piece in February of 1948, originally being inspired by a July heatwave in 1946.
What is Sleigh Ride?
This spacecraft orbits the moon.
What is Apollo 8?
The edible forest Buddy the Elf had to travel through.
What is the Candy Cane Forest?
Queen Victoria was known for serving this graceful animal up on a silver platter at Christmas dinner.
What is a roasted swan?
The Basque variation of the Jolly Man with many different backstories ranging from being a survivor of a sacrifice who enacts violence on those who overindulge on December 24th, to having been abandoned in a forest and raised by a magical fairy to eventually be a charcoal worker who makes toys for children.
Who is Olentzero?
Dolly Parton's third Christmas album, released in 2020, and includes duets with Michael Bublé, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Willie Nelson.
What is A Holly Dolly Christmas?
This ends the War of 1812.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
The main character of Polar Express was never explicitly named in the original book, nor was he named in the movie. However, in the ending credits, he is simply referred to as this.
Who is Hero Boy?
In 1910, a man named Robert Falcon Scott left a fruitcake behind in this unexpected part of the world.
Where is Antarctica?