The Reason For the Season...
This town, called the “City of David,” was where Jesus was born because of a Roman census.
What is Bethlehem? (Luke 2:4–7)
In this 1946 holiday classic, George Bailey learns the value of his life with the help of an angel named Clarence.
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
This well-known carol reports, “He comes to make his blessings flow far as the curse is found".
What is Joy to the World?
This 1843 novella by Charles Dickens helped popularize many modern Christmas traditions.
What is A Christmas Carol?
This 1943 song became an enduring anthem for soldiers and travelers longing to be home at Christmas.
What is I’ll Be Home for Christmas?
These heavenly beings announced Jesus’ birth to shepherds keeping watch over their flocks by night.
Who are angels? (Luke 2:8–14)
This television network first aired A Charlie Brown Christmas on December 9, 1965.
What is CBS?
This highly glorious carol tells the story of angels appearing with the news of Jesus' birth from the point of view of the Shepherds
What is Angels We Have Heard on High?
This country is credited with starting the tradition of decorating Christmas trees in the 16th century.
What is Germany?
In the song “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays,” this singer made the tune a hit in the 1950s.
Who is Perry Como?
Because there was no room in the inn, Mary laid the newborn Jesus in this.
What is a manger? (Luke 2:7)
In this 1954 musical film, two former soldiers put on a show at a Vermont inn and sing a song with the same title as the movie.
What is White Christmas?
This gentle carol describes the quietness of the surroundings of Mary and the baby Jesus at the time of his birth.
What is Silent Night?
This U.S. state was the first to officially recognize Christmas as a legal holiday in 1836.
What is Alabama?
In this classic novel, the March girls eagerly awaits the return home of their father during the Christmas season.
This prophet foretold that Jesus would be born of a virgin.
Who is Isaiah? (Isaiah 7:14)
This 1965 TV special introduced a snowman narrator named Sam and features the song “Holly Jolly Christmas.”
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Originally written in Latin as “Adeste Fideles,” this carol invites listeners to worship the new born Messiah.
What is O Come, All Ye Faithful?
The poinsettia is native to this country and is named after the first U.S. minister to bring it to America.
What is Mexico?
In A Christmas Carol, this character’s Christmas Day arrival home contrasts sharply with Scrooge’s former isolation.
Who is Bob Cratchit?
This Old Testament prophet foretold that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.
Who is Micah? (Micah 5:2)
In this 1940 film, a department store Santa Claus claims he is the real thing, leading to a courtroom battle.
What is Miracle on 34th Street?
This hymn’s text was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in response to the American Civil War.
What is I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day?
This European country celebrates Christmas Eve with a carp dinner, and some families keep the carp alive in their bathtub beforehand.
What is the Czech Republic?
This 1950s Broadway musical includes the song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, underscoring a longing for family and home.
What is Meet Me in St. Louis?