Music
This soul legend released the 1966 hit "What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas?"
Who is The Emotions?
This sweet, spiced drink is often served during winter holiday gatherings.
Question: What is eggnog?
This 2007 movie starred Chris Brown as a singing family member returning home for Christmas.
What is This Christmas?
She was the first Muslim woman elected to the U.S. Congress and has publicly spoken about spending holidays in interfaith family settings.
Who is Ilhan Omar?
"The Night Before Christmas", these creatures weren’t stirring.
What are mice?
This Motown group had a holiday hit with "Someday at Christmas."
Who are The Jackson 5?
This green plant is hung in doorways and is associated with holiday kisses.
What is mistletoe?
In this movie, Buddy discovers he’s not really an elf.
What is Elf?
The first African American U.S. president to light the National Christmas Tree.
Who is Barack Obama?
This red and white striped candy is a holiday favorite and also a tree decoration.
What is a candy cane?
This traditional Jewish folk song is often sung during Hanukkah and mentions a spinning toy.
What is Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel?
Fried catfish, collard greens, and cornbread are examples of this traditional holiday cuisine.
What is soul food?
In The Preacher's Wife, this actress plays opposite Denzel Washington.
Who is Whitney Houston?
She was the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal and appeared on Christmas specials.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
In this 1946 classic, an angel shows a man what life would be like if he’d never been born.
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
This song begins, “Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock…”
What is Jingle Bell Rock?
What is giving charity (Zakat or Sadaqah)?
Though Muslims do not traditionally celebrate Christmas, many take this time to engage in this act of generosity, a pillar of Islam.
This film stars a boy who gets left behind during Christmas vacation.
What is Home Alone?
This singer was the first Black woman to headline a Christmas TV special in 1969.
Who is Diahann Carroll?
This winter celebration honors African heritage and includes principles like Umoja and Kuumba.
What is Kwanzaa?
This R&B singer’s album “Merry Christmas” includes the iconic song “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
Who is Mariah Carey?
Americans often decorate this tree indoors for Christmas.
What is a fir or pine tree?
This Tyler Perry character has a chaotic but heartfelt Christmas in A Madea Christmas.
Who is Madea?
In 2006, this city hosted the first-ever public Hanukkah menorah lighting at the White House.
What is Washington, D.C.?
This jazzy holiday tune by Eartha Kitt asks Santa for “a sable under the tree.”
What is Santa Baby?