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100

THIS PLANT IS TRADITIONALLY HUNG AT CHRISTMAS, AND COUPLES ARE ENCOURAGED TO KISS UNDERNEATH IT

MISTLETOE

100

THE AVERAGE AMERICAN SPENDS THIS AMOUNT ON HOLIDAY GIFTS AND CELEBRATIONS

$900-1000

100

THIS RED AND WHITE STRIPED CANDY IS A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS TREAT

CANDY CANE

100

THIS SONG BEGINS WITH THE LYRICS 'DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW'

JINGLE BELLS

100

THIS MOVIE FEATURES A YOUNG BOY ACCIDENTALLY LEFT ALONE AT HOME DURING CHRISTMAS

HOME ALONE

200

THE TRADITION OF PUTTING UP A CHRISTMAS TREE ORIGINATED IN THIS COUNTRY

GERMANY

200

APPROXIMATELY THIS PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE US USE ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREES

75%

200

THIS SWEET BREAD, FILLED WITH CANDIED FRUITS AND NUTS, IS A CLASSIC ITALIAN CHRISTMAS TREAT

PANETTONE

200

THIS SONG MENTIONS A RED-NOSED REINDEER WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER

200

THIS 2003 FILM STARS WILL FERRELL AS A HUMAN RAISED BY ELVES AT THE NORTH POLE

ELF

300

IN MEXICO, THIS POPULAR TRADITION INVOLVES CHILDREN BREAKING A DECORATED CLAY OR PAPER CONTAINER FILLED WITH TREATS

PIÑATA

300

THIS CHRISTMAS SONG BY MARIAH CAREY GENERATED OVER $2.6 MILLION ANNUALLY IN ROYALTIES

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU

300

EGGNOG IS OFTEN MADE WITH THESE 3 INGREDIENTS: MILK, SUGAR AND _

RUM

300

THIS SONG WAS FAMOUSLY SUNG BY WHAM! AND GOES '...I GAVE YOU MY HEART'

LAST CHRISTMAS

300

THIS ANIMATED FILM FEATURES A YOUNG BOY TRAVELLING TO THE NORTH POLE ON A MAGICAL TRAIN

THE POLAR EXPRESS
400

THIS EUROPEAN COUNTRY IS KNOWN FOR CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS ON JANUARY 7TH DUE TO FOLLOWING THE JULIAN CALENDAR

RUSSIA

400

THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF GIFTS PURCHASED BY AN INDIVIDUAL DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON

15

400

THIS SPICED WINE IS A POPULAR HOLIDAY DRINK IN GERMANY AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

MULLED WINE

400

THIS SONG BEGINS WITH THE LYRICS 'CITY SIDEWALKS, BUSY SIDEWALKS, DRESSED IN HOLIDAY STYLE'

SILVER BELLS

400

THIS MOVIE FEATURES THE GRINCH TRYING TO STEAL CHRISTMAS FROM WHOVILLE

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS

500

THIS CHRISTMAS TRADITION INVOLVES A HIDDEN FIGURE OF A GNOME OR ELF WATCHING CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOUR AND REPORTING BACK TO SANTA

ELF ON THE SHELF

500
ON AVERAGE THIS MANY CHRISTMAS CARDS ARE SENT IN THE US EACH YEAR

1.3 BILLION CARDS

500

THIS HOLIDAY TREAT, MADE FROM SUGAR, BUTTER AND CREAM IS ALSO KNOWN AS 'DIVINITY' IN THE US

FUDGE

500

THIS CHRISTMAS CAROL WRITTEN IN 1818, WAS FIRST PERFORMED IN A SMALL AUSTRIAN VILLAGE

SILENT NIGHT

500

THIS 1983 COMEDY TELLS THE STORY OF A YOUNG BOY NAMED RALPHIE WHO WANTS A RED RYDER BB GUN FOR CHRISTMAS

A CHRISTMAS STORY

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