Foreign Christmas Trees
Tannenbaum
German
This is atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer
Snow
Micah 5:2
But you, _________ Ephrathah,
though you are small among the clans of Judah,
out of you will come for me
one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,
from ancient times.
Bethlehem
This is the name of the season starting four Sundays before Christmas and ending on Christmas Eve, coming from the Latin word for "coming"
Advent
This Mariah Carey song claims "I don't want a lot for Christmas, there is just one thing I need"
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Sapin de Noël
French
Rangifer Tarandus is the scientific name of this animal that pulls Santa's sleigh
Reindeer
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The ______ will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel
Virgin
This color is the main liturgical color of Advent
Purple
This Gene Autry song notes Santa's arrival "right down Santa Claus Lane"
Here Comes Santa Claus
Árvore de Natal
Portuguese
The magnetic this and the geographic this are not always the same; the magnetic shifts, while geographic stays at 90° North
North Pole
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, ______ __ _____
Prince of Peace
This is the color of the third candle in the Advent wreath, symbolizing joy
Pink (Rose)
This Placide Cappeau written and John Sullivan Dwight translated songs declares "chains shall he break, for the slave is our brother"
O Holy Night
Juletre
Norwegian
Electric Lights
Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near.
A star will come out of Jacob;
a scepter will rise out of ______.
He will crush the foreheads of Moab,
the skulls of all the people of Sheth
Israel
The liturgical color of Christmas, white, is represented in the Advent wreath by this candle
The Christ Candle
This Chuck Berry song implores Santa to "make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down"
Run Rudolph Run
Choinka
Polish
Poinsettias are photoperiodic, meaning they would remain green if they were not exposed to longer periods of this
Darkness
Jeremiah 23:5
The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when I will raise up for David a righteous ______
a King who will reign wisely
and do what is just and right in the land
Branch
The liturgical season of Christmas lasts from the Vigil on Christmas Eve until this day, which signifies the appearance of the wise men
Epiphany
This Charles Wesley written Christmas hymn declares "God and sinners reconciled"
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing