Christmas Movies
This 2004 animated film features a boy traveling to the North Pole by train.
What is The Polar Express?
This red-and-green plant is often used as a decoration at Christmas, and it's traditionally hung in doorways.
What is mistletoe?
This 1942 song, famously sung by Bing Crosby, is about wishing for a white Christmas.
What is White Christmas?
In the nativity story, Mary and Joseph traveled to this city, where Jesus was born, due to a Roman census.
What is Bethlehem?
In this country, Christmas is celebrated on January 7th by Orthodox Christians, and is marked by a feast and church services.
What is Russia?
This 1990 comedy follows a young boy, Kevin, as he defends his house from burglars after his family forgets him at Christmas.
What is Home Alone?
This holiday activity involves people caroling, often going door to door, singing festive songs.
What is Christmas caroling?
This song is known for its chorus that begins with "Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way."
What is Jingle Bells?
According to the Bible, this angel appeared to Mary to announce that she would give birth to Jesus.
Who is the Angel Gabriel?
In this country, children eagerly await the arrival of the "Three Kings" who bring gifts on January 6th.
What is Spain?
In this 2003 movie, Jim Carrey voices a green, grouchy character who tries to steal Christmas.
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
In many countries, children hang these on Christmas Eve to be filled with small gifts or candy.
What are Christmas stockings?
This popular Christmas song by Mariah Carey, released in 1994, is known for its high-pitched notes and lyrics "I just want you for my own."
What is All I Want for Christmas is You?
The Bible states that after Jesus was born, these people came to visit him, bringing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Who are the Wise Men (or Magi)?
In this country, people celebrate Christmas with a meal that includes herring, ham, and rice porridge, and they light candles during Advent.
What is Sweden?
This 1947 film features a department store Santa who convinces a young girl to believe in him.
What is Miracle on 34th Street?
In this country, children receive gifts from a figure known as "Sinterklaas" on December 5th.
What is the Netherlands?
This song, first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1946, is known for the lyric "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire."
What is The Christmas Song?
Jesus was born in this kind of location, because there was no room for Mary and Joseph in the inn.
What is a stable?
In this country, Las Posadas involves people reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter. It lasts for nine nights, beginning on December 16th.
What is Mexico?
This 1988 action movie, set during Christmas, features Bruce Willis as a police officer battling terrorists in a Los Angeles skyscraper.
What is Die Hard?
This holiday tradition involves the decoration of a large tree, often with lights, ornaments, and a star or angel on top.
What is a Christmas tree?
In 2011, this artist's album "Christmas" sold 1,292,000 copies in the UK, making it the second best-selling album of the year. As of December 2021, it had sold over 3 million copies in the UK.
Who is Michael Bublé?
This ruler ordered the census that sent Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem.
Who is King Herod?
In this country, children celebrate the arrival of La Befana, a witch who brings gifts on the eve of Epiphany (January 5).
What is Italy?