Christmas Movies
These three words best describe the Grinch.
stink, stank, stunk
This war was temporarily halted during the celebrated "Christmas Truce" of 1914.
World War I
This 1994 song is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist.
All I Want for Christmas Is You
This type of calendar contains pockets filled with treats, one for each day of December through Christmas Day.
"Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings."
It's a Wonderful Life
The UK, Canada, Australia, and other countries celebrate this holiday the day after Christmas.
Boxing Day
This magical accessory brought Frosty the Snowman to life.
an old silk hat
The 1954 classic "White Christmas" takes place in this state.
Vermont
This 225-ton gift was given to the United States by the French on Christmas in 1886.
The Statue of Liberty
This song was initially condemned by the Roman Catholic Church for allegedly portraying an adulterous affair.
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
In one tradition, an ornament shaped like this food item is hidden on the Christmas tree.
"Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas."
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
In Mexico, children break open these paper mache items to release the gifts inside on Christmas.
Pinata
Alvin wished for this toy in Alvin & The Chipmunks.
a hula hoop
This is the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time.
Home Alone
This environmentalist US president forbid anyone from decorating with Christmas trees at the White House beginning in the 1940s.
President Theodore Roosevelt
Spotify has a playlist featuring 100 different versions of this holiday song, originally written and recorded in the 1980s. (The total number of recorded covers for this song? 17,806!)
Last Christmas
This US/Canadian military organization tracks Santa's route every Christmas.
NORAD
"This is Christmas! The season of perpetual hope!"
Home Alone
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat's hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Krampus
This member of Santa's team of reindeer is also the father of Rudolph.
Donner
This 2004 animated Christmas movie was an adaptation of a storybook by Chris Van Allsburg, the same author who created "Jumanji."
The Polar Express
This was the first US state to declare Christmas an official holiday in 1836.
This well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcasted from space in 1965.
Jingle Bells
In the early 1800s, the first gingerbread houses were reportedly inspired by this dark fairy tale.
Hansel and Gretel
"Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."
The Polar Express
You can get your Christmas card postmarked not at the North Pole, but in a city called North Pole, located in this US state.
Alaska
In the 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special," this famous villain made his debut as a cartoon character.
Boba Fett
Clark Griswold hung this many "imported Italian twinkle lights" on the Griswold family home in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."
25,000
Saint Nicholas was born in this modern-day country.
Turkey
This instrumental Christmastime theme from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker was also used in early versions of the video game Tetris.
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
In 1828, this plant was brought to America from Mexico and quickly became a traditional Christmas decoration.
Poinsettia
"It's Christmas Eve, and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive."
The Holiday
This Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892 and continues to be a part of many families' Christmas traditions today.
The Nutcracker
In "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," this was Mrs. Claus's first name.
Jessica