Music
In The Twelve Days of Christmas, lords a-leaping appear in this quantity.
Ten
In the 1983 holiday favorite “A Christmas Story,” Ralphie’s father wins a lamp shaped like this body part as a runner-up prize from a newspaper contest.
A woman’s leg
In one oddball tradition, an ornament shaped like this food item is hidden on the Christmas tree
A pickle
This game found under Christmas trees since 1978 had the tagline “the frantic marble munching game”
Hungry Hungry Hippos
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
Kissing under the mistletoe
This holiday standard recorded in 1994 surpassed 2 billion Spotify streams in 2024
All I Want For Christmas is You
In this cinematic holiday heart warmer, George Bailey receives a visit from an angel who helps him realize the importance of his own existence.
It’s a Wonderful Life
In the song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” this type of pudding is called for
Figgy pudding
In 1996, this toy with origins in Sesame Street was a sensation at Christmastime
Tickle Me Elmo
In 1847, Hans Greiner started producing glass versions of this familiar holiday decorations
Ornaments
This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.
Paul McCartney
This hit 1984 movie starts with a hapless inventor visiting a mysterious shop in search of a Christmas present for his son
Gremlins
You might have a Christmas ham for dinner, but in Whoville they’re carving up this enviable centerpiece
The Roast Beast
This brand of scooter was a must-have Christmas gift for children in 2000
Razor
This little green stocking stuffers first made their appearance in 1938, just in time for World War II
Army Men
This well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965
Jingle Bells
The role of Ebenezer Scrooch in 1992’s “A Muppet Christmas Carol” featured this two-time Academy Award-winning British actor.
Michael Caine
In this country do people celebrate Christmas by eating chicken from KFC
Japan
The charity Toys for Tots is run by the reserve force of this branch of the U.S. military
The Marines
The celebrated “Christmas Truce” temporarily halted fighting during this war
World War I
This unlikely duo recorded the song “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy” in 1977
Bing Crosby and David Bowie
This 1964 science fiction film featuring Old Saint Nick is widely regarded as one of the worst movies ever made
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
In this year Little Debbie released their most iconic holiday treat — the Christmas Tree Cake
1985
This animatronic cassette-playing bear is what every kid wanted for Christmas in the mid 80s
Teddy Ruxpin
In 2016 in Saskatoon, over 7,500 people helped set a Guinness World Record for the largest one of these
Snowball fights