Christmas Movie Mixup
In this movie, a boy is left behind and must defend his house during the holidays using traps and toy cars.
Home Alone
This toy, popular in the 1960s and ’70s, was thrown across the yard and filled with water for cooling off.
Slip ’N Slide
This U.S. state is known for both its icy winters and hot summers, and is home to the “Christmas in July” festival.
Michigan (in Frankenmuth)
This carol, banned in Boston for decades due to its minor-key eeriness, is known for its haunting line: “O tidings of comfort and joy.”
“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”
According to the classic poem, Santa has this many reindeer, not counting Rudolph.
Eight
In Gremlins, this seemingly cute gift turns into chaos if it eats after midnight or gets wet.
Mogwai Gizmo
This 1950s crooner was known for his smooth voice and made “White Christmas” a holiday staple.
Bing Crosby
This popular 1960s holiday toy let kids “bake” tiny cakes using a light bulb — a hot item on Christmas lists.
Easy-Bake Oven
_____ is a song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. Written by Irving Berlin for the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn, the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards.
" White Christmas"
This reindeer’s name is also a word meaning “light-footed” or “lively.”
Dancer
This 1947 film starring Natalie Wood and Maureen O’Hara has Santa proving his identity in a courtroom.
Miracle on 34th Street
In the 1960s and ’70s, it was popular to decorate Christmas trees with this shiny aluminum material that caught the light. Now, it is popular for teens to add this material into their hair for the summer!
Tinsel
In the 1950s and ’60s, families would cool off using this household appliance — a luxury before AC.
A box fan
This tropical-themed Christmas album by Jimmy Buffett includes songs like “Christmas Island” and “Mele Kalikimaka.”
Tis the SeaSon
In Norse mythology, Odin rode an eight-legged horse during Yule. Odin most likely was the influence for this Christmas figure:
Santa Claus
At the end of It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey finds this object in his pocket — a sign that Clarence got his wings.
a bell (or Zuzu’s petals)
In the song “12 Days of Christmas,” this was given on the fifth day.
five golden rings
Christmas Island, a real tropical location in the Indian Ocean, is a territory of this country.
Australia
Brenda Lee recorded this upbeat holiday hit in 1958 when she was only 13 years old.
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”?
This famous singer recorded the most well-known version of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” in 1949.
Gene Autry
Burl Ives provided the voice for this character in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Sam the Snowman
This country’s Santa Claus is known as “Ded Moroz,” and instead of a sleigh, he sometimes arrives in a troika pulled by horses — even in summer reenactments.
What is Russia?
This frosty-sounding island off the coast of Canada is where Norad “tracks” Santa’s journey each year.
Baffin Island
This country star recorded a version of “Jingle Bells” that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country chart in 1985.
Dolly Parton
In some Scandinavian countries, this Christmas creature— not a reindeer — delivers gifts or guards homes.
Yule Goat