Holly Jolly Phrases
The one who vainly crowns themself the best gift-giver year after year; a frequent afternoon Woodloch gym-hosted event.
What is Hot Shot?
In Norway, families hide these on Christmas Eve due to old superstition that witches or evil spirits will steal them; they're important to keep in case of a gingerbread baking mess.
What are brooms?
Astrologers divide the ecliptic into these twelve constellations.
What are zodiac signs?
Forgetting to mail your holiday card a week in advance will cause them to be this; turn that into a milky sip.
What is late to latte?
The paint job that gave this Pennsylvania Ave building its name was actually a cover-up for British arson in 1814; it was originally grey limestone.
What is The White House?
"Copy - we need more wrapping paper in the north end; over!" Santa's elf relays to his coworker through this in their massive workshop.
What is Walkie Talkie?
Japan keeps the holidays "extra crispy" with what has become a traditional Christmas meal from this chain.
What is KFC?
Henry Fonda spent 96 minutes in a hot room convincing members of this that reasonable doubt was present in a 1957 film.
What is a jury?
Forgetting to soak this results in withering; add a letter to form a celestial body.
What is plant to planet?
What are White Claws?
On midnight of Christmas Eve, the kids crept downstairs to take this, a forbidden glimpse under the tree to gauge the size of their gifts before morning.
What is Sneak Peek?
In Wales, a man arrives at your door with a horse skull decoration; he challenges you to this one-on-one confrontation. If your words are tight and your rhythm don't stink, he steps inside and grabs something to drink.
What is a rap battle?
Peeta represents coal country, the poorest of all 12 of these, each one forced to send tributes to a Capitol death match.
What are districts?
Overloading the outlet causes this to happen to the circuit breaker; add a letter to peel off a gift's wrapping paper.
What is trip to strip?
Embezzlement, insider trading, or Ponzi schemes; committed with a briefcase instead of a ski mask.
What is White Collar Crime?
Mom made all the brownies disappear before dinner, so the kids accused her of this trickery; also a 1993 Disney film.
What is Hocus Pocus?
Families in Catalonia, Spain feed a hollow wooden log, Tió de Nadal, starting December 8th and, on Christmas Eve, beat it with sticks while singing for it to do this, which produces gifts.
What is defecate?
Bicycle and Hoyle both agree; these twelve are the aristocracy, while the other forty commoners are identified only by quantity.
What are face cards?
Eat too much gelt, and end up on one of the biggest competition shows from 2004 containing this word; turn that into an athlete who excels in final, critical moments.
What is loser to closer?
Terry Crews sang "A Thousand Miles" in a car while two black FBI agents went undercover as these, matching the movie title of this 2004 disaster.
What is White Chicks?
The first of its kind that peels off of your skin mess-free, this product is easy to 'pop' into your kids' stockings.
What is Hubba Bubba?
Streets are closed to traffic as people roller skate to Christmas Eve mass in Caracas, the capital of this country.
What is Venezuela?
Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier demonstrated that equal temperament allowed composition in all of these distinct tonal centers before the cycle repeats.
What are notes or pitches?
Forgetting to check this tag before buying a designer gift causes shock; add a letter to get royalty.
What is price to prince?
An HBO director and former Survivor contestant channels his island experience by killing off guests at luxury resorts on each season of this TV show.
What is White Lotus?