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This beloved Christmas claymation TV special features a misfit reindeer with a glowing red nose who helps save Christmas.
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Often made in large family gatherings during the holidays, these corn-based bundles are filled with meat or cheese, wrapped in husks, and steamed.
What are tamales?
This song from the classic 1966 animated special describes the Grinch, the character who tries to steal Christmas from Whoville.
What is “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”?
This beloved Christmas hymn, first performed in 1847 in France, begins with the lyrics “O… night when Christ was born.”
What is “O Holy Night”?
Feliz Navidad – In which language would you say this to wish someone a Merry Christmas?
What is Spanish?
In this classic 1946 holiday film, an angel named Clarence shows a despairing small-town banker how much the world would change if he had never been born.
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
This rich holiday treat is often melted for fondue or stirred into warm milk to make a cozy Christmas drink.
What is chocolate?
Released in 1994, this Mariah Carey song has become one of the best-selling Christmas singles of all time, famous for its high notes and festive cheer.
What is 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'?
This classic Christmas carol, first performed in 1818 in Austria, tells of a calm and holy night with the newborn Savior.
What is “Silent Night”?
Buon Natale – In which language is this the standard way to say Merry Christmas?
What is Italian?
In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, this Griswold family patriarch’s dream of a perfect holiday spirals into chaos thanks to tangled lights, surprise relatives, and one very ugly sweater.
Who is Clark Griswold?
Often served roasted and sometimes stuffed, this bird is the centerpiece of many American and British Christmas dinners.
What is a turkey?
Known for their electrifying rock arrangements of holiday classics, this group’s 1996 album Christmas Eve and Other Stories helped redefine modern Christmas music with electric guitars and symphonic flair.
Who is the Trans-Siberian Orchestra?
This traditional carol is famous for its “Gloria in excelsis Deo” chorus, celebrating the angels singing at Christ’s birth.
What is “Angels We Have Heard on High”?
Frohe Weihnachten – In which language would you greet someone this way during Christmas?
What is German?
In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, this famous New York hotel is where Kevin McCallister tricks the staff into giving him a luxurious suite.
What is the Plaza Hotel?
Passed down through generations, Grandma Virginia Burton’s version of this festive holiday dish blends cranberries with sweet ingredients to create a colorful Christmas favorite.
What is cranberry Christmas salad?
This 1958 hit Christmas song tells the story of a frantic reindeer dashing through the snow to deliver gifts on time.
What is “Run Rudolph Run”?
Composed by John Henry Hopkins Jr. in 1857, this carol recounts the journey of these visitors from the East bearing gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
What is "We Three Kings?"
God Jul – This is how you say Merry Christmas in this Scandinavian language.
What is Swedish?
This infamous 1978 TV special brought a galaxy far, far away to Christmas—with Chewbacca’s family, musical numbers, and no subtitles.
What is The Star Wars Holiday Special?
A sweet, spiced treat that originated in Germany, this dense, fruit-filled loaf is often sliced and enjoyed with butter during the holiday season.
What is fruitcake?
This jazzy Christmas classic, written in 1945 and famously performed by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters, tells of a snowy winter scene and holiday cheer.
What is “Jingle Bells”?
Written by Edmund Sears in 1849, this hymn begins by describing the angels’ message of peace on a quiet winter night.
What is "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"?
Boldog Karácsonyt – Wishing someone a Merry Christmas in this language might challenge even polyglots.
What is Hungarian?