Christmas Songs
In the song "Frosty the Snowman," this item of clothing made Frosty come to life.
What is an old silk hat?
What are candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup?
This striped peppermint flavored candy is shaped to form a shepherd's crook and symbolizes the shepherd's presence at the birth of Jesus.
What is a candy cane?
Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem for this reason.
What is the Roman Census?
This plant with bright red and green leaves is often used to decorate houses during the Christmas season.
What is a poinsettia?
The Christmas song "O Christmas Tree" is know by this name in Germany.
What is "O Tannenbaum?"
In this cinematic holiday heart warmer, George Bailey receives a visit from an angel who helps him realize the importance of his existence.
What is "It's a Wonderful Life?"
The Brothers' Grimm fairy tale, "Hansel and Gretel," popularized the idea of a house made entirely of this food, which is still used to build decorative Christmas houses today.
What is gingerbread?
This Old Testament prophet foretold the birth of Jesus.
Who was Isaiah?
Most Americans put up their Christmas trees on this day.
What is "Black Friday" or "the day after Thanksgiving"?
This Bing Crosby song is the best-selling single ever.
What is "White Christmas?"
What is four? (Bob Marley, Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future)
This traditional Christmas beverage is made from eggs, milk, sugar, and spices like nutmeg and cinnamon.
What is eggnog?
This Gospel is the only one of the four to mention the Magi.
What is Matthew?
In Japan, it has become a tradition to eat food from this American fast food chain for Christmas.
What is KFC?
The song "Jingle Bells" was originally written to celebrate this holiday.
What is Thanksgiving?
In "A Charlie Brown Christmas," this character recites the Bible passage detailing the angel appearing to the shepherds in the fields.
Who is Linus?
This plant is often used to decorate Christmas cakes, but is actually toxic to ingest.
What is holly?
The Magi from the East that visited the Holy Family after Jesus' birth went by these names.
Who were Malchior, Balthasar, and Caspar?
It is customary in this country to hide a pickle in the Christmas tree and the person who finds it gets to open the first gift.
This instrumental Christmastime theme from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite was also used in early versions of the video game Tetris. (double jeopardy!)
What is Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?
This is the family name of Tiny Tim and his father Bob in Dicken's "A Christmas Carol."
What is Cratchit?
A popular dessert choice for the Holidays, a tree called a Croquembouche is made of this French pastry.
What are Profiteroles?
This popular Christmas carol was originally created as a code for Catholics who celebrated when Catholicism was banned. (hint: how many days are in the liturgical Christmas season)
What is "The 12 Days of Christmas?"
These candlelit paper lanterns are a Christmas tradition in Mexico and the Southwestern United States.
What are luminarias?