Xmas Traditions
These two items traditionally appear at the tops of Christmas trees.
What are stars and angels?
This “Home Alone” character fends off a pair of robbers by building slapstick traps in his house.
Who is Kevin McAlister?
During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink.
What is Rockefeller Center?
Children leave this tasty treat for Santa on Christmas Eve
What are milk and cookies?
This popular reindeer began as a promotional character for a US chain of department stores.
Who is Rudolph?
One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping
What is Christmas Eve?
This 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history.
What is “All I Want for Christmas is You”?
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who (or what) is Krampus?
Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.
What is gingerbread?
With more than 50 million copies sold, this classic Christmas tune holds the Guinness World Record for the all-time best-selling single.
What is White Christmas?
More than 1.5 billion of these travel through the U.S. Postal Service every year.
What are Christmas cards?
In Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, what was the first name of Scrooge?
Who is Ebenezer?
This holiday, observed in the U.K. on the day after Christmas, originated as a way for the rich to give their servants boxes of items to share with their families.
What is Boxing Day?
These classic Christmas sweets begin as striped blocks before a machine pulls and twists it into thin, hook-shaped treats.
What are candy canes?
You can get your Christmas card postmarked not at the North Pole, but at the city called North Pole, located in this, the largest U.S. state.
What is Alaska?
This type of calendar contains pockets filled with treats, one for each day of December through Christmas Day.
What is an advent calendar?
This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.
Who is Paul McCartney?
A witch drops presents down chimneys in this European country’s Christmas traditions.
What is Italy?
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
What is eggnog?
It takes more than eight million lights to decorate this “magic kingdom” in California for Christmas.
What is Disneyland?
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
In the movie "It's A Wonderful Life", this happened every time a bell rang
What is an angel got his wings?
It is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you.”
What is “Mele kalikimaka”?
Which country did eggnog come from?
What is England?
The tradition of using a decorated tree as a symbol of Christmas began in this European country.
What is Germany?