Traditions
Children leave this tasty treat for Santa on Christmas Eve.
What are "milk and cookies?"
This familiar sleighing song was the first Earth tune played in outer space.
What is “Jingle Bells”?
Where was Jesus born?
What is "In Bethlehem"?
This piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life.
What is his old silk hat?
In Mexico, children break open these hanging papier mache sculptures to release the gifts inside.
What are pinatas?
What do people traditionally put on top of a Christmas tree?
What is "An Angel or a Star"?
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” with every one of these.
What is “Christmas card I write”?
The wise men brought these three gifts for baby Jesus.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
The other reindeer would not let Rudolph join in any of these activities.
What are reindeer games?
Popping tubes used in the U.K. to hold gifts and small treats go by this explosive name.
What are Christmas crackers?
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
The color of Elvis’s suede shoes, as well as the Christmas he will have without you.
What is blue?
What gift did the Little Drummer Boy give to the newborn Christ?
What is "He played a song for him on his drums"?
When the Grinch discovers the true meaning of Christmas, his heart grows this number of sizes.
What is three?
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who (or what) is Krampus?
Which country did eggnog come from?
What is "England"?
This catch 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history.
What is “All I Want for Christmas is You”?
According to tradition, Jesus' approximate age when his family fled to Egypt.
What is "2 years old?"
In the classic stop-motion animation Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Hermie the Elf would rather be this as an occupation.
What is a dentist?
The English also refer to Santa Claus by this proper-sounding name.
What is Father Christmas?
These treats were introduced at Christmas time in 1902. The carrying string on the box was designed so it could be hung on a Christmas Tree.
What are animal crackers?
It may sound like a composition from the Middle Ages, but this classic Christmas hymn appeared in 1843 and made its debut in 1847.
What is “O Holy Night”?
The Emperor at the time of Jesus' birth.
Who is Augustus?
What are the names of Santa's reindeer? (All 9)
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph.
These candlelit paper lanterns are a Christmas tradition in Mexico and in the Southwestern U.S.
What are luminarias?