Many Faces of Santa
Christmas Music
Channukah Traditions
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Images such as this Santa were used to sell which beverage?
Coca Cola
100
Starting October 31st, this Mariah Carey classic declares the lover's desire for their beloved!
All I want for Christmas Is You
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Those who celebrate Hanukkah typically light this traditional candle holder each of the 8 nights of the festival of lights.
Menorah
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In this 1994 movie, Tim Allen stars as a divorced father trying to make a good Christmas for his son, when he is pulled into taking on the duties of St. Nick.
The Santa Clause
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Seen now as controversial for undertones of manipulation of women, this duet written in 1944 by Franck Loesser walks in the tension between the chill of winter and the warmth of intimacy.
Baby, It's Cold Outside
200
This four-sided spinning top is typically used to play games during the Hanukkah holiday.
Dreidl
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Far removed from the Santa of today, this man was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia during the time of the Roman Empire. He is famous for punching the man Arias in the face over theolgical differences and his legendary habit of secret gift-giving.
Saint Nicholas
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Originally written in 1933, this Christmas anthem about the Big Guy up North was re-done by the Jackson Five in 1970.
Rooty too toot and Rummi tum tum!
Santa Clause is Coming to Town!
300
These fried treats are made of shredded potato and are often a common delicacy during Hanukkah.
Latkes
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Seen as the Anti-Santa, this horned, half-man, half-goat figure from Central and Eastern European folklore punishes children who misbehave around Yuletide festivities.
Krampus
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Penned as "Stille Nacht" in 1818, this Austrian carol became famous worldwide despite it's humble origins - when the church pipe organs froze and the authors played it's first rendition on a simple guitar on Christmas Eve.
Silent Night
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This is the typical frequency of gift-giving over the Hanukkah Holiday.
Once per night.
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Revived by Dwight Schrute on the hit TV series The Office, this overbearing Santa companion is known in German and Pnnsylvania Dutch folklore, known for punishing the impish and gifting to the admirable.
Bellsnickel
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Originally penned as a Latin Hymn in the 1700s, Adeste Fidelis, this rousing Christmas Carol calls partakers to "come and behold" the birth of Jesus Christ.
O Come All Ye Faithful
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Hannukkah is the festival commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple at the beginning of this revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE.
Maccabean Revolt