Christmas Tunes
This piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life
Old silk hat
Every December, this Manhattan landmark lights a giant Christmas tree, drawing crowds who come to admire the sparkle right in the heart of NYC
Rockefeller Center
This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.
Elf on a shelf
This 2004 animated film tells the story of a magical train that whisks children to the North Pole on Christmas Eve
Polar Express
This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996
Tickle me Elmo
This song, first recorded in 1942, holds the record as the best-selling Christmas single of all time
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
This is the number of towns in the United States that share the festive name “Christmas”
2
In Mexico, children break open these hanging paper mache sculptures to release the gifts inside
Pinatas
In the movie "Elf", this is the first rule of the "Code of Elves"
Treat every day like Christmas
This American fast-food chain became a Christmas Eve tradition in Japan thanks to a 1970s marketing campaign.
KFC
In 1965, astronauts aboard Gemini 6 played this holiday tune on a harmonica, making it the first Christmas carol ever broadcast from space
Jingle Bells
In Canada, this province’s town of “Christmas Island” is not actually in the tropics but located in the snowy north.
Nova Scotia
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies
Kissing under the mistletoe
This sneaky sidekick with a wagging tail helps the Grinch on his holiday heist
Max
The very first artificial Christmas trees, created in Germany in the 19th century, were made from this unusual material
Goose Feathers
In her hit song “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey says she won’t make this kind of holiday wish
Wish for snow
This U.S. state was the first to officially declare Christmas a public holiday
Alabama
In this European country, children place a shoe in the window on December 5th, hoping St. Nicholas will fill it with treats
Netherlands
In A Christmas Story, Ralphie’s coveted Red Ryder BB gun, carbine action, model air rifle, is said to have this impressive range
200 feet
It takes this many years for a pine tree to grow to an acceptable Christmas tree height
15 years
If you add up all the gifts mentioned in “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” you’ll find this total number of presents were given
364
The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, began tracking Santa’s journey around the world on Christmas Eve in this year
1955
In this country, people hide their brooms on Christmas Eve to keep them safe from witches and evil spirits
Norway
In Home Alone, Kevin’s inventive traps are set for this bumbling duo of would-be burglars
Harry and Marv
This political cartoonist is largely credited with shaping the modern image of Santa Claus in the 19th century
Thomas Nast