Songs
In 1942, this Bing Crosby song was released and went on to become the #1 Christmas song of all time.
White Christmas
Including Rudolph, there are this many reindeer that pull Santa's Sleigh.
Nine
A newer tradition recently added to many households involves hiding this little guy around your house to track your children's behavior and report back to Santa.
The Elf of the Shelf
What animated 2004 film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve?
The Polar Express
This popular Christmas drink is also known as Milk Punch
Eggnog
"Everyone dancing merrily in the new old fashioned way" is from this 1958 hit by Brenda Lee.
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
This reindeer is Rudolph's father.
Donner
This tradition originating in Germany, involves hiding an ornament of what shape the night before Christmas. The first to find it gets a special gift.
Pickle Ornament
In Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” what was Mr. Scrooge’s first name?
Ebenezer
This Christmas treat is known for its long shelf life.
Fruitcake
"Say hello to friends you know and everyone you meet" is from this 1964 Burl Ives song.
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
These mountains are named after the reindeer.
The Christmas Mountains
A leathery-leaved parasitic plant which grows on apple, oak, and other broadleaf trees and bears white glutinous berries in winter.
Mistletoe
Who played George Bailey in the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life?”
Jimmy Stewart
This dessert is a French tradition.
Bûche de Noël
This artist had the biggest selling Christmas album of all time in the United States having sold 10 million copies.
Elvis Presley
This reindeer is the only female.
Vixen
Since 1979, the Lighting of National Hanukkah Menorah takes place for eight and days nights of Hanukkah, as this historic location.
The White House
In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch was Described as...
Stink, stank, stunk
What type of pie is traditional in some countries for Christmas.
Mince Pie
"Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker toys" is from this 1953 hit from 10-year-old Gayla Peevey.
I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Aside from Rudolph, this reindeer is the only one to have a movie named after him.
Prancer
Since 1967, the annual Cavalcade of Lights is held in this Canadian city.
Toronto
This was the name of the neighbors whose dog ate the turkey on A Christmas Story.
The Bumpuses
This country traditionally eats KFC on Christmas.
Japan