Christmas in
the UK
the UK
We celebrate Christmas on...
on Christmas Day = 25th December
Which reindeer has a song about them?
Rudolf
How many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh?
9
The traditional meat served for Christmas dinner is...
Turkey
Which was the first company to use Santa Claus in marketing?
Coca Cola
What happens on the 26th December?
Boxing Day!!
It is a national holiday and there are Boxing Day Sales (UK-wide).
Who is said to have stolen Christmas?
The Grinch
What do people traditionally put on top of a Christmas Tree?
A Star or An Angel
True or false: It is traditional to set the Christmas pudding on fire?
True.
What colour are mistletoe berries?
White
What traditional snack do we leave for Santa?
Milk (some may say alcohol)
Biscuit/Cookie or a mince pie
A carrot for the reindeer
Fill in the blanks to the song.. "Where tree tops glisten and children listen to hear __________ in the snow"
Sleigh Bells
- White Christmas
How do you say "Merry Christmas" in Spanish?
Feliz Navidad
Which beverage is made from red wine and flavoured with Cinnamon and Cloves?
Mulled Wine
What is the star sign of someone born on Christmas Day?
Capricorn
Traditionally, good children receive an orange and naughty children receive...?
Coal
"Oh, the weather outside is frightful" is the first line of which song?
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (or simply, Let It Snow!)
In the UK, what are groups of people singing traditional Christmas songs called?
Christmas Carolers or Carol Singers
Roughly how many Turkeys are consumed in the UK every Christmas? 10, 20 or 30 million?
10 Million
At what time on Christmas Day, does the UK monarch broadcast to the nation?
3pm
What is the traditional English name for Santa Claus?
Father Christmas
How many ghosts show up in 'A Christmas Carol'?
4
In which country did the tradition of Christmas trees first begin?
Germany
In Japan, which takeaway food is traditionally eaten at Christmas?
KFC
Which company released a Christmas TV advert in 2015 featuring a young girl looking at the moon through a telescope?
John Lewis
The “Man on The Moon” features a little girl looking through a telescope and spotting an old man living all alone on the moon, at which point she decides to send him his own telescope as a Christmas present, so he can look down on Earth and see what's going on.