Christmas Day in History
In 1642, this famous English scientist was born a handful of years before an apple fell on his head.
Isaac Newton
Beginning in 1989, a long running advertisement shows this chocolate candy simulating bells playing We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
Hershey's Kisses
Typically celebrated in October or November, this Hindu festival of lights celebrates the victory of light over darkness.
Diwali
A former cast member of SNL // Gene Autry 1949
Maya Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
KFC
In 1776, George Washington and 2,400 troops crossed this river to ambush a regiment of Hessian mercenaries.
Delaware River
A famous advertisement by this beer company from 1990 shows a Christmas light wrapped palm tree while O Tannenbaum plays in the background.
Corona
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the temple following this group of revolutionaries successful overthrow of the Seleucid Empire in Judea.
The Maccabees
Fast food ice cream product at a place known for fresh, never frozen beef // Gene Autry 1950
Wendy's Frosty the Snowman
Historically known as milk punch, this traditional holiday beverage sometimes mixed with brandy or rum.
Eggnog.
In 1914, British, French and German troops laid down their arms and celebrated a 24 hour truce on this stretch of land, the name given to the narrow band of land between two trenches in World War I.
No Man's Land
A 1993 commercial for this food company shows a snowman melting to reveal a young child after eating a bowl.
Campbell's Soup
In 1966, Dr. Maulana Karenga founded combined aspects of several African harvest festivals to create Kwanzaa following this series of social unrest in Los Angeles, CA.
Watts Riots
17th Century English Christmas Carol // Sixth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, center from Kentucky
The First Nerlens Noel
Germanic mulled wine made with dry wine, orange, cloves, cinnamon and other spices.
Gluhwein
Charlemagne
Several advertisements by Budweiser shows this breed of horse running in various winterscapes.
Clydesdales
The public holiday of Boxing Day in the UK and various nations that previously made up the English Commonwealth was originally a celebration of this Christian feast day.
St. Stephen's Day.
Isaac Watts 1719 // Blizzard Entertainment fantasy RPG
Joy to the World of Warcraft
In Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, this symbolic centerpiece of the Whos' Christmas feast.
Roast Beast
In 1991, the resignation of this president of the USSR marked the end of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Gorbachev
In 2024, this car manufacturer celebrated the 25th anniversary of its December to Remember promotion.
Lexus
The second most important day in Japanese tradition, this holiday on the last day of the year typically involves families eating a bowl of toshikoshi-soba or toshikoshi-udon, long noodles representing the cross over from on year to the next.
Omisoka
Thomas Oliphant 1862 // American pop rock duo of the 1970s and 1980s from Philadelphia.
Deck the Hall & Oates
Allegedly an old German custom but likely the result of a clever marketing ploy from a salesman in the 1880s to sell imported German glass ornaments, an ornament shaped like this vegetable is often hidden on a Christmas tree with the first person to find it entitled to a special reward.
Pickle