Christmas Songs
This song begins with the lyrics about chestnuts roasting on an open fire and was first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1946.
What is "The Christmas Song"?
Produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick, this stop‑motion film mixes Halloween with the holidays.
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
This dense fruit‑and‑nut cake is sometimes soaked in brandy and served at Christmas
What is fruitcake?
This tradition involves hanging socks by the fireplace for Santa to fill with treats.
What are Christmas stockings?
This 2006 console’s motion controls made living rooms full of virtual bowlers, tennis champs, and golfers.
What is Nintendo Wii?
In this upbeat tune, the singer tells you to "rock around" a certain holiday decoration.
What is "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"?
In this 1989 comedy, the Griswolds attempt to light their home with 25,000 twinkle lights.
What is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?
Also called “snowball cookies,” these round treats are rolled in powdered sugar and often contain chopped nuts.
What are Russian tea cakes (or Mexican wedding cookies)?
Many families in the U.S. leave these two items out for Santa on Christmas Eve.
What are milk and cookies?
Launched in 2001, these fashion dolls challenged Barbie with edgier style and big eyes.
What are Bratz dolls?
This song, written by Irving Berlin, imagines a holiday where "your days be merry and bright."
What is "White Christmas"?
This 2004 film takes kids on a magical train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
What is The Polar Express?
Peppermint candy canes are often used to stir this chocolatey winter drink.
What is hot cocoa (or hot chocolate)?
In this country, KFC has become a popular Christmas Eve meal, thanks to a 1970s marketing campaign.
What is Japan?
In 2017, tiny robotic pets clung to your finger, blinked, and blew kisses—selling out in minutes.
What are Fingerlings? [cnbc.com], [usatoday.com]
This novelty hit features a child pleading for a unique pet under the tree.
What is "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"?
An off‑duty cop battles terrorists at Nakatomi Plaza in this action film often debated as a Christmas movie.
What is Die Hard?
These British mini pies are filled with a mixture of dried fruit and spices (no meat today!).
What are mince pies?
In this country, children leave shoes out on December 5th for St. Nicholas to fill with treats.
What is Germany?
These plush toys with heart-shaped tags were a collector’s craze in the mid-1990s.
What are Beanie Babies?
This classic carol asks shepherds to "come and behold Him," celebrating the birth of Christ.
What is "O Come, All Ye Faithful"?
A con artist posing as a mall Santa wreaks havoc in this 2003 dark comedy.
What is Bad Santa?
In many Mexican and Southwestern households, families gather to make these corn‑masa parcels as a holiday staple.
What are tamales?
In this country, KFC has become a popular Christmas Eve meal, thanks to a 1970s marketing campaign.
What is Japan?
This furry interactive pet from 1998 spoke its own language and became a must-have gift.
What is Furby?