Christmas Carols
This character famously totes a corncob pipe and a button nose.
Frosty the Snowman
In Home Alone, Kevin McCallister has this basketball player's cardboard cutout.
Michael Jordan
According to tradition, children who are naughty might receive this in their stockings instead of gifts.
Coal
This traditional plant hung in doorways for kisses.
Mistletoe
In Germany, children leave their shoes out on December 5th for this saint’s gifts.
Saint Nicholas
The others want a plane that loops the loop, but Alvin wants this common toy in Alvin and the Chipmunks song, "Christmas, Don't Be Late".
A Hula Hoop
The Grinch’s heart grew this many sizes.
3
This European holiday figure is said to punish naughty children, unlike Santa
Krampus
This striped holiday candy commonly doubles as a decoration
Candy Cane
Many American families leave out these two items for Santa on Christmas Eve
Milk and Cookies
“Good tidings we bring to you and your kin…”
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
In A Christmas Story, Ralphie wants this gift.
Red Rider (BB Gun)
In Icelandic folklore, the “Yule Lads” are mischievous pranksters — their mother, Gryla, is said to do this to naughty children.
Eat them
This shiny decoration is often draped around Christmas trees and mantels.
Tinsel
This creamy holiday drink, often spiced with nutmeg, is sometimes served with a splash of rum.
Eggnog
“Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la…” (Name the carol)
Deck the Halls
This 1946 film features George Bailey and Clarence the angel
It's a Wonderful Life
This mischievous holiday tradition involves a little doll that “reports” back to Santa.
Elf on a Shelf
In Victorian times, Christmas trees were often lit with these before electric lights.
Candles
In Japan, this fast-food chain meal has become a quirky Christmas tradition.
KFC
In this carol, we sing “Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum.”
The Little Drummer Boy
In Elf, Buddy the elf overhears Zooey Deschanel's character singing this song in the shower.
Baby It's Cold Outside
In The Grinch, he slithers around town dressed as this to steal Christmas.
Santa
A traditional Christmas decoration made from evergreen branches, shaped into a circle.
Wreath
In Mexico, families celebrate Las Posadas, which reenacts this biblical journey.
Mary & Joseph's journey to Bethlehem