Christmas Food
A Christmas treat shaped like a shepherd's crook
Candy cane
In the Christmas Classic Home Alone, the McCallister family travels here for the holidays
Paris, France
Brightly wrapped cardboard tubes are twisted at the ends. Two people pull each end to pop it and find a surprise!
Christmas cracker
Brenda Lee was only 13 when she recorded this song about "everyone dancing merrily in the new old fashioned way"
Rocking Around the Christmas Tree
A fossil fuel that some kids could find in their stockings
Coal
Per a recent holiday fad, this spy reports back to Santa on who has been naughty and nice
Elf on the Shelf
The Grinch lives outside of this town in How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Whoville
The name of the holiday celebrated by the British on December 26th
Boxing Day
This Christmas pop star icon sings All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
In this movie, the family sings The Star-Spangled Banner when Aunt Bethany is asked to say grace
Christmas Vacation
Historically known as a milk punch
Eggnog
In the movie Elf, this is loudly declared as the best way to spread Christmas cheer
"To sing loud for all to hear"
This Christmas-themed ballet premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1892
The Nutcracker
This reindeer's proboscis glowed with success when his story became a holiday classic
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
The fairy tale that inspired the gingerbread house
Hansel and Gretel
In this country KFC is eaten as a Christmas tradition
Japan
A 2003 romantic comedy showcasing several famous British actors including Keira Kneightly, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, and Emma Thompson
Love, Actually
The branch of the military that runs Toys For Tots every holiday season
Marines
This wasn't just a jolly, happy soul but also a top-selling single that helped make 1950 Gene Autry's biggest year
Frosty the Snowman
In North America, children hang their stockings by the fireplace but in England, they are hung here instead
The foot of their bed
Soft and chewy or hard and crispy, this treat made its way to Europe when 11th century Crusaders brought back a particular spice from the Middle East
Gingerbread
In The Christmas Carol, this is Ebenezer's last name
Scrooge
In the US, over 2 billion of these are sent at Christmas each year
Christmas cards
This classic contains the line "Follow me in merry measure"
Deck the Halls
The highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time
Home Alone
Legend says you can mail one of these without wrapping it; the USPS actually tested this in 1913
Fruitcake
The name of the Grinch’s dog in the Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Max
This holiday figure comes to punish bad children in Nordic countries during the holiday season
Krampus
Despite being a Christmas standard, Jingle Bells was originally written for this earlier holiday in 1850
Thanksgiving
In North America they call him Santa Claus but in England he's called this
Father Christmas
Clark Griswald's children in Christmas Vacation
Audrey and Russ
This drink is served aboard The Polar Express
Hot chocolate
The names of Santa's nine reindeer
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph
"Join the triumph of the skies" proclaims this classic hymn
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Kevin stayed here overlooking New York's Central Park
The Plaza Hotel