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Will Ferrell played the oversized North Pole adoptee who sets off to find his father in this 2003 Christmas classic.
What is “Elf”?
The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas.”
What is “Jingle Bells”?
This is the true number of Santa’s reindeer in the Christmas poem T’was the Night Before Christmas.
What is eight? (Rudolph isn’t mentioned.)
Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.
What is gingerbread?
This type of calendar contains pockets filled with treats, one for each day of December through Christmas Day.
What is an advent calendar?
This piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life
What is his old silk hat?
This familiar sleighing song was the first Earth tune played in outer space.
What is “Jingle Bells”?
In Mexico, children break open these hanging sculptors to realize the gifts inside.
What are piñatas?
These classic Christmas sweets begin as striped loaves before a machine pulls and twists it into thin, hook-shaped treats.
What are candy canes?
The tradition of using a decorated tree as a symbol of Christmas began in this European country.
What is Germany?
When the Grinch discovers the true meaning of Christmas, his heart grows this number of sizes
What is three?
These barnyard beasts kept time for a humble percussionist in the Christmas carol, “The Little Drummer Boy”.
What are the ox and lamb?
This tradition began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
Rather than dining on turkey, the Whos in Whoville in Dr. Seuss’s Christmas classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” enjoy this descriptively named main dish.
What is roast beast?
With more than 50 million copies sold, this classic Christmas tune holds the Guinness World Record for the all-time best-selling single.
What is White Christmas?
This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.
Who is Paul McCartney?
This mythical winter sprite is nipping at your nose in “The Christmas Song.
Who is Jack Frost?
This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as thr best-selling Christmas toy in 1996.
What is Tickle Me Elmo?
The smooth, candy-like hard frosting used to decorate sugar cookies goes by this regal name.
What is royal icing?
The name “Santa Claus” appears in the Christmas poem “T’was the Night Before Christmas” this number of times.
What is zero?
This real-life department store served as the setting for the Christmas film “Miracle on 34th Street.”
What is Macy’s?
This catch 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history.
What is “All I Want for Christmas is You”?
The wise men brought these three gifts for the baby Jesus, not the most useful items to give a newborn.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
What is eggnog?
The Ukrainian legend of this crawling creature inspired the Christmas of hiding a similarly shaped ornament on the tree in its honor.
What is a spider?