Weird Christmas Traditions
Most popular place for the Japanese to have their Christmas dinner
KFC
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
After red and green, what are the two most popular Christmas colors?
Gold and Silver
Where did the tradition of Christmas trees originate?
Germany, during the Middle Ages
“And it took 15,000 men to take my place”
White Christmas
This country hides their brooms before going to sleep on Christmas Eve (to keep away the witches)
Norway
Name two famous animated snowmen
Frosty and Olaf
What beverage company has been using commercials starring Santa Claus, since the 1930's?
Coca Cola
When was the first Christmas card sent out?
In 1864, sent out by Sir Henry Cole, who had grown tired of having to write repetitive letters to his friends and family
“Even if we’re horribly mangled, there will be no sad faces on Christmas”
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Method of transportation used by Venezuelans to travel to Christmas church service
Roller skates
In Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol", what was Mr. Scrooge's first name?
Ebenezer
Highest grossing Christmas Movie
Home Alone
The tradition of caroling did not start singing, what was originally performed from house to house during the holidays?
Improvised skits and poetry was performed outside of houses from as early 998 B.C.E
"Take a look around you, Ellen! We're at the threshold of hell!"
Christmas Vacation
In 2005, this creepy minion began spying on kids for Santa
Elf on a Shelf
What flavor of Pop Tarts does Buddy the Elf use in his spaghetti?
Chocolate
Most recorded Christmas Song
Silent Night
How did the NORAD Santa Tracker start?
A misprint in a Sears ad
In 1955, a ad for Sears boasted a number to call Santa, but due to a misprint of the number, it called NORADs main headquarters instead. The colonel who was working the phone at the time just went with it and would give the “location” of Santa for any child who called the line.
Elf
This country decorates their nativity scenes with small pooping figurines
Spain (Catalonia)
What is the Grinch's dog's name?
Max
Which state was the first to official recognize Christmas as a holiday?
Alabama
What were snow globes intended first purpose?
To act as a light source in dimly lit surgical operating rooms during the early 1900s, made by putting a candle under a glass sphere filled with water and crushed up glass flakes, to reflect the light
“Feels good to be heckling again!”
“Feels good to be doing anything again!”
Muppets Christmas Carol