He quotes Luke 2 when he explains what “Christmas is all about Charlie Brown”
Linus
Composed by Austrian priest Joseph Mohr on a broken church organ; but not necessarily after dark
Silent Night
Nickname for the Monday after Thanksgiving
Cyber Monday
Traditional ones have this many openings
24
Most include a baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, shepherds, wise men, and some animals
Nativity Set
His house wins the neighborhood lights display contest
Snoopy
Title of Dicken’s tale about Tiny Tim and Scrooge
Christmas Carol
Montgomery Ward invented this shiny animal as a gimmick to sell holiday coloring books
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
The first ones were produced in this country until production was stopped by the Nazis during WWII
Germany
Amusing and impractical gifts that are typically exchanged at an office party
White Elephant Gift
Ran on this network from 1965 to 2000
CBS
Seven swans a swimming
Site that 42% of U.S. shoppers use as their primary gift-buying destination
Amazon
U.S. President contributed to their popularity when he was photographed opening one with a grandchild
Eisenhower
Character who is hidden throughout the house from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve to help Santa determine who is naughty or nice
Elf on the shelf
Unconventional style of music for a soundtrack; played by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
Jazz
Guinness World Records has named this the best-selling single of all-time
White Christmas
Violent outbursts by customers searching for this toy in 1983 inspired the plot of the movie Jingle All the Way(Not the toy in the movie)
Cabbage Patch Doll
Mattel offers one with orange tracks and a daily one of these
Hot Wheels
Organization that runs the red Christmas kettle
Salvation Army
Peanuts creator who insisted on “no laugh tract” and the Bible reading
Charles M Schulz
Can mean to go door-to-door giving out well wishes or a hot and thick spiced beverage
Wassail
According to the National Retail Federation the “holiday season” officially begins on this date
November 1st
What advent means in Latin
Coming or arrival of Christ
NBA team that has played in the most Christmas Day games
New York Knicks