Christmas Movies
In this 1990 classic, an eight-year-old defends his home from burglars after his family accidentally leaves him behind for their holiday vacation.
What is Home Alone?
This beverage giant was the first company to use Santa Claus in an advertising campaign.
What is Coca-Cola?
This carol begins with the line, “Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh.”
What is Jingle Bells?
This sweet holiday tradition involves creating small houses from a spicy dough, decorating them with candy, and sometimes entering them in contests.
What is making gingerbread houses?
In Matthew’s account, these visitors from the East followed a star to worship the newborn King and presented gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Who are the Magi (or Wise Men)?
In Luke's Gospel, this event occurs when Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem, and there is no room for them in the inn.
What is the birth of Jesus?
This 2003 Will Ferrell comedy follows a human raised at the North Pole as he journeys to New York to reconnect with his biological father.
What is Elf?
The number of lights on the Griswold house in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”
What is 25,000?
This carol describes a poor boy offering his musical talents as a gift to the newborn King, famously including the line “pa rum pum pum pum.”
What is The Little Drummer Boy?
This festive tradition involves groups of people visiting houses or public places, singing songs like "Jingle Bells" and "Silent Night" to spread holiday cheer.
What is Christmas caroling?
This angel appeared to Joseph in a dream, assuring him that Mary's pregnancy was by the Holy Spirit.
Who is the angel of the Lord?
In Luke’s Gospel, Mary placed the newborn Jesus in this because there was no room for them in the inn.
What is a manger?
In this 2004 animated film based on a children's book, a young boy boards a train to the North Pole and learns about the spirit of Christmas.
What is The Polar Express?
This is the true number of Santa’s reindeer in the Christmas poem T’was the Night Before Christmas.
What is eight? (Rudolph isn’t mentioned.)
This humorous holiday song tells the story of a family tragedy involving Santa’s sleigh and an unfortunate elderly relative.
What is Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer?
This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.
What is the Elf on a Shelf?
The angel in Joseph's dream told him to name the child Jesus, for he would do this, fulfilling a prophecy.
What is "save his people from their sins"?
This angel appeared to Mary to announce that she would conceive a child by the Holy Spirit and give birth to Jesus.
Who is Gabriel?
This Netflix original features a magical village, a reclusive toymaker, and a postman determined to deliver Christmas spirit.
What is Klaus?
This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996.
What is Tickle Me Elmo?
This carol, originally written in Latin as Adeste Fideles, invites the faithful to Bethlehem to celebrate the birth of Christ.
What is O Come, All Ye Faithful?
Known for its secrecy and surprise, this holiday gift exchange involves drawing names and often includes budget limits to make gift-giving more accessible.
What is Secret Santa?
According to Matthew, the flight to Egypt was prompted by this king's decree to kill all male children in Bethlehem under the age of two.
Who is King Herod?
These heavenly beings appeared to shepherds in the fields to announce the birth of Jesus, saying "Glory to God in the highest."
Who are the angels?
This 1988 action-packed film set during a Christmas Eve office party features Bruce Willis battling terrorists in Nakatomi Plaza, sparked debates over whether it counts as a Christmas movie.
What is Die Hard?
It takes this many years for a pine tree to grow to an acceptable Christmas tree height.
What is 15?
This beloved carol describes a peaceful winter scene with lyrics about a snow-covered village and a "calm and bright" night.
What is O Little Town of Bethlehem?
This romantic holiday tradition involves two people sharing a kiss if they find themselves standing beneath this festive plant with white berries.
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
According to Matthew, Joseph took Mary and Jesus to this town after returning from Egypt, fearing to go back to Judea because of the new ruler Archelaus.
What is Nazareth?
This Roman emperor issued a decree that all the world should be registered, which led Mary and Joseph to travel to Bethlehem.
Who is Caesar Augustus?