Christmas
History
History
This man is the origin figure for the modern-day character of Santa Claus
Who is St. Nicholas?
The name of the angel who announced Jesus' birth to Mary and Joseph
Who is Gabriel?
This Christmas carol we sang in church this morning is Alex's favorite
What is "O Come All Ye Faithful"?
"Mele Kalikimaka" is the thing to say on a bright Christmas Day in this location
What is Hawaii?
This Christmas pop song features an iconic intro that many deem to be the start of the holiday season, some joking that the artist begins to defrost on Halloween
What is All I Want For Christmas Is You?
This man invented the first electric Christmas light display in 1880
Who is Thomas Edison?
This book and chapter of the Bible give us the story of Jesus' birth in most detail
What is Luke 2?
This type of light display is Alex's holiday favorite
What are music-synchronized light displays?
Residents of this country spend Christmas Eve exchanging books, reading them, and eating chocolate
What is Iceland?
Santa Claus is often featured as the advertising mascot for this beverage company during the holidays
What is Coca-cola?
The first artificial Christmas tree was made in the 19th century using feathers from this type of bird
What is a goose?
This city was Joseph's hometown
What is Bethlehem?
This 19th-century ballet is a Christmas must-see
What is The Nutcracker?
Santa Claus goes by this name in France
Vanessa Hudgens stars as three characters in this Christmas comedy franchise
What is The Princess Switch?
This is the modern-day country in which Saint Nicholas was born
What is Turkey?
This is the number of magi/wise men the Bible specifies that came to visit Jesus
What is no number specified?
This person is featured on Alex's favorite Christmas sweater as worn at previous Christmas parties
Who is John Calvin?
In this country, Christmas is celebrated by eating Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
What is Japan?
Besides music throughout the year, this musical group has released six Christmas albums alone
What is Pentatonix?
According to legend, these were the first stocking stuffers.
What are gold coins?
The city of Bethlehem is known as the city of this famed Old Testament king
Who is David?
This sweet drink is Alex's favorite holiday beverage
What is egg nog?
The poinsettia is native to this country
What is Mexico?
The first Christmas party dedicated to this festive apparel item was hosted in Vancouver in 2002
What is the ugly sweater?