CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD
Country where Christmas dinner often includes KFC as a traditional meal
What is Japan?
1946 film in which an angel named Clarence shows George Bailey how awful Bedford Falls would be without him
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
The most famous brand of canned, jellied cranberry sauce still bears this “ocean” name
What is Ocean Spray?
The only Christmas song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 six different times
What is “All I Want for Christmas Is You”?
The plant you’re supposed to kiss under at Christmas
What is mistletoe?
Country that claims to be home to the real Santa Claus (hint: Saint Nicholas was born here)
What is Turkey?
The Grinch’s loyal dog who gets strapped with reindeer antlers
Who is Max?
Traditional Christmas drink made with eggs, sugar, milk/cream, and often bourbon or rum
What is eggnog?
He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice
Who is Santa Claus?
This company popularized the modern day image of Santa
Who is Coca-Cola?
On December 5th, children in this country put their shoes by the window for Sinterklaas to fill
What is the Netherlands?
Kevin McCallister uses mannequins and cardboard cutouts to fake this in Home Alone
What is a Christmas party?
The meat the Grinch carves in How the Grinch Stole Christmas
What is roast beast?
According to the song, this many gifts did my true love give to me over 12 days
What is 364?
The three gifts the Wise Men brought to baby Jesus
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
The giant straw goat erected every year in this Swedish town that’s famously burned down by arsonists almost every December
What is Gävle?
The animated special where heat-miser and cold-miser argue over the weather
What is The Year Without a Santa Claus?
Mexican Christmas punch that contains tejocotes, guava, sugarcane, and cinnamon
Ponche Navideño
The German carol “Stille Nacht” in English
What is “Silent Night”?
The Advent wreath has four candles around the outside and one larger white candle in the middle known as this
What is the Christ candle?
In this country, a witch named La Befana delivers presents to children on January 5th (Epiphany Eve)
What is Italy?
Will Ferrell stars as a human raised at the North Pole in this 2003 Christmas comedy
What is Elf?
The traditional German Christmas bread loaded with candied citrus and raisins, often hated by Americans
What is Stollen?
Best-selling physical Christmas single of all time
What is "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby?
The number of reindeer that pull Santa’s sleigh in the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clark Moore
What is eight?