Christmas Music
This 1984 Wham! classic features the line, "Once bitten and twice shy, I keep my distance, but you still catch my eye."
What is "Last Christmas"?
This animated 1966 TV special features a green villain whose heart grows three sizes after learning the true meaning of Christmas.
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?*
In the United States, children leave out these two items on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus and his reindeer.
What are cookies and milk?
This classic building toy made its debut in 1932 and is still a popular gift for kids who love to create.
What are LEGO bricks?
Every year, Boston receives a Christmas tree as a gift from this Canadian province, a tradition that started after their assistance in the 1917 Halifax Explosion.
What is Nova Scotia?
The tradition of Santa Claus is based on this real-life saint known for his generosity, especially toward children.
Who is Saint Nicholas?
Kevin McCallister is left behind while his family travels to this European destination for Christmas.
What is Paris?
These holiday treats are often shaped like snowmen, stars, or trees and decorated with icing and sprinkles.
What are Christmas (or sugar) cookies?
In the Season 2 Christmas episode, Michael buys this over-the-top gift for Ryan, which far exceeds the Secret Santa spending limit.
What is an iPod?
“So you’re telling me there’s a chance!”
What is Dumb and Dumber?*
In this 2011 Justin Bieber holiday hit, he sings, "Everyone's gathering around the fire, chestnuts roasting like a hot July. I should be chilling with my folks, I know, but I'ma be..." here instead.
What is "Under the mistletoe?"
In The Polar Express, a magical train takes children to the North Pole. What important item does the main character lose and then recover?
What is a bell from Santa’s sleigh?
In Germany, this Christmas market tradition dates back to the late Middle Ages and features stalls selling gifts, food, and mulled wine.
What is a Christkindlmarkt (Christmas market)?
In the 1990s, kids lined up for hours to get their hands on these plush animals with collectible tags, sparking a nationwide craze.
What are Beanie Babies?
Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace was home to this dazzling holiday display, featuring lights synchronized to music, which ended in 2020.
What is Blink!?
This holiday decoration, often used to symbolize eternal life, originated in ancient Roman and pagan winter solstice traditions.
What is a wreath?
The burglars in Home Alone are known by this nickname because of their habit of leaving the water running in every house they rob.
What are the Wet Bandits?
This creamy, spiced holiday drink is traditionally made with milk, cream, sugar, whipped egg whites, and yolks.
What is eggnog?
Michael and Andy take an impromptu lunch trip to this restaurant after Michael is dumped.
What is Benihana?
“Hockey’s a tough game. You have to be tough to play it.”
What is Slap Shot?*
Paul McCartney’s 1979 holiday tune includes the line, "The party's on, the feeling's here, that only comes this time of year."
What is "Wonderful Christmastime"?
This 2003 Will Ferrell comedy features a human raised as an elf who travels to New York City to meet his real father.
What is "Elf"?
In Japan, it’s common to celebrate Christmas with a meal from this fast-food restaurant, which requires pre-ordering due to its popularity.
What is KFC?
This "must-have" toy of Christmas 1996 caused a shopping frenzy, with parents fighting over a giggling red monster.
What is Tickle Me Elmo?
This Boston park lights up with thousands of holiday lights during the annual Tree Lighting ceremony.
What is Boston Common?
The idea of leaving gifts in stockings comes from a legend where Saint Nicholas secretly provided this valuable item to a poor family.
What are gold coins?
Kevin famously uses this aftershave product, causing him to scream in the mirror in one of the movie’s most iconic scenes.
What is Aqua Velva?
These red-and-white striped candies are a symbol of the season and are said to have originated as a treat for children in church.
What are candy canes?
In the Season 5 Christmas episode, Dwight sells this highly sought-after holiday item, sparking chaos among parents in the office.
What is Princess Unicorn?
“It’s not a man purse. It’s called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one.”
What is The Hangover?*
Known as her infinite money glitch on the internet, this Mariah Carey anthem from 1994 features the line, "I won't even wish for snow, I'm just gonna keep on waiting underneath the mistletoe."
What is "All I Want for Christmas Is You"?
Die Hard (1988) is often debated as a Christmas movie. It’s set during a holiday party at this famous fictional skyscraper.
What is Nakatomi Plaza?
In Sweden, a giant version of this animal made of straw is built every year for Christmas in the city of Gävle, often targeted by vandals.
What is a goat (the Gävle Goat)?
Santa's Workshop introduced this iconic 1980s doll, each coming with its own adoption certificate and a distinct name.
What are Cabbage Patch Kids?
In Boston’s historic North End, this Italian-American bakery is famous for its holiday treats like cannoli and panettone.
What is Mike’s Pastry?
This popular Christmas plant with bright red leaves was introduced to the U.S. in the 1820s by Joel Poinsett, an ambassador to Mexico.
What is the poinsettia?
Kevin tricks the Wet Bandits into thinking adults are home by playing this classic mob movie on the TV.
What is Angels with Filthy Souls?*
This holiday dessert, popular in England, is traditionally made with dried fruits, spices, and often soaked in brandy or other spirits.
What is Christmas pudding?
During the Moroccan-themed Christmas party in Season 6, this character accidentally gets drunk and catches fire!
Who is Meredith?
“Seven years of college down the drain.”
What is Animal House?*
Michael Bublé sings in this smooth holiday favorite, "Through the years we all will be together, if the fates allow. Hang a shining star upon the highest bough."
Answer: What is "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"?
In It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey learns how much he’s impacted the lives of others. What is the name of the angel who helps him?
What is Clarence?
In Iceland, children are visited by 13 mischievous figures known as this, who leave gifts or rotting potatoes in their shoes depending on behavior.
What are the Yule Lads?
This battery-powered ride-on car for kids, introduced in the 1980s, makes them feel like they’re driving just like grown-ups.
What is Power Wheels?
Boston is home to this holiday show, a long-standing tradition featuring Clara, the Nutcracker, and magical mice.
What is "The Nutcracker"?
This company is often credited with popularizing Santa Claus’s modern appearance in their ads in 1931.
What is Coca-Cola?
In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Kevin uses this famous hotel as his base of operations while evading the Wet Bandits.
What is The Plaza Hotel?
This warm, spiced beverage is a European holiday staple, often made with red wine, cinnamon, cloves, and orange peel.
What is mulled wine or gluhvein?
In Season 9, Dwight throws a traditional German Christmas party where he assumes this role, known as Santa’s crotchety assistant.
Who is Belsnickel?
“You yell ‘shark,’ we’ve got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July.”
What is Jaws?
This classic holiday duet faced backlash in recent years for lyrics some listeners deemed inappropriate, sparking debates about consent in holiday music.
What is "Baby It’s Cold Outside"?
In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Clark Griswold is determined to have the perfect family Christmas, but his plans go awry. What does he forget to bring when cutting down the family Christmas tree?
What is a saw?
In Mexico, Las Posadas is a nine-day celebration leading up to Christmas Eve. It reenacts the journey of which two biblical figures?
Who are Mary and Joseph?
First released in 1989, this handheld gaming device from Nintendo became a holiday sensation and brought classics like Tetris and Super Mario Land to kids' pockets.
What is the Game Boy?
This neighborhood in Boston is known for its lavish holiday decorations and twinkling lights, making it a favorite for festive strolls.
What is Beacon Hill?
The song Jingle Bells was originally written in 1857 for this holiday, not Christmas.
What is Thanksgiving?
In the original Home Alone, Kevin orders this food, his favorite, which he enjoys all to himself after being left behind.
What is a cheese pizza?
Originating in France, this festive dessert is a sponge cake rolled and decorated to look like a log, often served at Christmas.
What is a Yule log or Bûche de Noël?
This classic drink is one part egg nog, three parts sake. Some places don't make it for you though.
What is a Nogg-a-sake?
“Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a miracle... It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole!”
What is Caddyshack?*