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In Japan, some citizens might choose to not celebrate Christmas, but instead might place an order at this finger-lickin'-good American fast food chain.
KFC
This is the symbolic significance of the evergreen Christmas tree.
The return of Spring
In A Charlie Brown Christmas, Lucy charges this much for her unlicensed psychiatric services.
Five Cents
This singer doesn't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree, because all she wants for Christmas is you.
Mariah Carey
These are the number of Santa's reindeer with names that begin with the letter 'D.'
Three: Dasher, Dancer, Donner
In Austria, Germany, or Hungary, you might receive a visit from this beast-like holiday figure, who appears for ill-behaved children.
Krampus
This Roman holiday, held from Dec 17th to the 23rd, has a large influence on how Xmas is celebrated and bears a name similar to a large celestial body.
Saturnalia
This popular holiday beverage is also referred to as "milk punch."
Eggnog
In 1892, this Christmas ballet premiered at the theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia and featured the popular orchestral arrangement of The Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy.
The Nutcracker
In this holiday classic, Scrooge learns the true meaning of the season as he is visited by several ghosts.
A Christmas Carol
This festive plant, native to Mexico, is often used for holiday decoration.
the poinsettia
According to legend, Santa Claus is most likely based off of this fourth-century Christian bishop, who secretly gave money to the needy and is the patron of sailors, archers, and pawnbrokers.
St. Nicholas
Although based off of a popular 1903 political caricature of a "Bull Moose," this popular Christmas toy for children evokes a different animal entirely.
The Teddy Bear
On the seventh day, in the song Twelve Days of Christmas, "my true love" gave me this.
Seven Swans a-swimming
In A Christmas Story, Ralphie badly wants to see this gift under the tree.
A Daisy "Red Ryder" air rifle
In this northern European country, you might receive gifts from a different "Yule Lad" each night if you leave your shoes on the window sill each of the 13 days before Christmas
Iceland
The French word "Noel" is often used around Christmas, but this was the meaning of its original Latin root.
Birth, or "to be born"
This holiday activity sends nearly 15,000 people to the ER yearly.
Holiday decorating
Judy Garland sang this holiday classic in the 1944 movie Meet me in St. Louis.
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
What movie, set during the holidays, does its lead actor adamantly claim "It is not a Christmas movie."
Die Hard
The ancient people of this modern Mediterranean country began the tradition of Yuletide gift giving.
Italy (the Romans)
Although somewhat controversial in retail stores and coffee chains now, the short-hand use of "Xmas" has been used as early as this century.
the 16th (or 1500s), where X was the Greek letter "chi"
This item was given as a Christmas gift by the US and British governments to help WWII POWs escape German POW camps.
A deck of paying cards with hidden maps.
This Bing Crosby Christmas song is the world's best-selling single with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide.
White Christmas
This American author wrote both The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and bestowed eight tiny reindeer upon Santa Claus.
Washington Irving