Christmas Around the World
What country started the Christmas tree tradition?
Germany
In the song "A Holly Jolly Christmas," the singer instructs you to have a cup of this festive feeling. What is it?
Cheer
What company popularized the jolly, red-suited Santa Claus image in a 1931 advertising campaign?
Coca-cola
In Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, what does Hermey wish he could be instead?
A Dentist
In Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song," this food item is "roasting on an open fire."?
Chestnuts
What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1892?
Nutcracker
Brenda Lee was only 13 years old when she recorded this energetic holiday hit in 1958, featuring the lyric, "Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way?
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
What first electric Christmas lights invented by this American inventor and his associate?
Thomas Edison
In the film Elf, what is the main character Buddy's favorite type of pasta?
Spaghetti
What spirit/alcohol is traditionally used to make a figgy pudding?
Rum or brandy
According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmas time?
Krampus
What was the original title for the popular song "Silver Bells" before the two-word phrase was changed after the writer's wife pointed out its potential double meaning?
Tinkle Bells
What popular carol was the first song ever broadcast from space on Christmas Eve, 1965, sung by Gemini Astronauts?
Jingle bells
In The Polar Express, where does the train arrive for the main character?
His Front Yard
What much-reviled Christmas edible is known for its incredibly long shelf life, with some surviving for over a century in Antarctica?
Fruitcake
The "X" in Xmas comes from the Greek letter for what?
Christ (chi)
What song was released during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and was popular for peace, and was inspired by an unlikely real-life event?
Do You Hear What I Hear
Chrirstmas became a federal holiday in the U.S. in this year? (we will accept a 20 year range) EX. 2000-2020
1870
In the movie, Natonsl Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, what is Clark Griswold's nickname?
Sparky
What highly debated vegetable, often served at the Christmas dinner table, led scientists to create a specific ice cream flavor to make it more appealing to children?
Brussel Sprouts
What is the most published Christmas hymn?
Joy to the World
According to legend, the tradition of hanging stockings dates back to Saint Nicholas. What were the first stcoking stuffers?
Gold coins
What holiday movie sequal includes a cameo by Donald Trump?
Home Alone 2