Holiday Traditions around the world
This holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
What is Christmas?
This song begins with the line, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
What is “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”?
This is the name of the Grinch’s loyal dog.
Who is Max?
This astronomical event marks the shortest day of the year.
What is the Winter Solstice?
This country is traditionally credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition.
What is Germany?
This European country is credited with starting the tradition of Advent calendars.
What is Germany?
This classic carol includes the lyric “Oh bring us some figgy pudding.”
What is “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”?
This city is where the McCallister family travels in Home Alone.
What is Paris?
Before modern advertising, Santa Claus was commonly shown wearing this color.
What is green (or brown)?
This city is commonly said to be Santa Claus’s official hometown.
What is Rovaniemi, Finland?
This Jewish holiday is known as the Festival of Lights.
What is Hanukkah?
This singer recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” at just 13 years old.
Who is Brenda Lee?
This is the gift Ralphie desperately wants in A Christmas Story.
What is a Red Ryder BB gun?
These ancient people were among the first to decorate with evergreen plants.
Who are the Romans?
This U.S. state is home to the town of North Pole, where Christmas is celebrated year-round.
What is Alaska?
This small object is traditionally hidden inside a Spanish Three Kings Day cake.
What is a small figurine (or a bean)?
This song by Irving Berlin is the most recorded holiday song of all time.
What is “White Christmas”?
This phrase is the first rule of the Code of Elves in Elf.
What is “Treat every day like Christmas”?
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This European country celebrates Christmas on January 7 due to its use of the Julian calendar.
What is Russia?
This Icelandic tradition involves giving books on Christmas Eve and reading all night.
What is Jólabókaflóð? "Christmas book flood"
This animal is featured in the Ukrainian folk song that inspired “Carol of the Bells.”
What is a swallow?
This is the year It’s a Wonderful Life was first released.
What is 1946?
This holiday plant gets its name from a Greek word meaning “all-healing.”
What is mistletoe?
This Southern Hemisphere country often celebrates Christmas with barbecues during summer.
What is Australia?