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This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996.
What is Tickle Me Elmo?
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” with every one of these.
What is “Christmas card I write”?
In The Twelve Days of Christmas, lords a-leaping appear in this quantity.
What is ten?
The wise men brought these three gifts for the baby Jesus, not the most useful items to give a newborn.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
It takes this many years for a pine tree to grow to an acceptable Christmas tree height.
What is 15?
This real-life department store served as the setting for the Christmas film “Miracle on 34th Street”.
What is Macy’s?
There were no creatures stirring on the night before Christmas, not even one of these.
What is a mouse?
This Christmas plant, popular for its bright red leaves, is native to Mexico and Central America.
What is a poinsettia?
Subject of a Christmas hit by Justin Bieber?
What is Mistletoe?
One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping.
What is Christmas Eve?
The color of Elvis’s suede shoes, as well as the Christmas he will have without you.
What is blue?
This mythical winter sprite is nipping at your nose in “The Christmas Song.”
Who is Jack Frost?
Buddy the Elf pours this sweet sauce on his spaghetti?
What is Maple Syrup
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?
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?
During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink.
What is Rockefeller Center?
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?
Food carved by the Grinch for the Who Feast?
What is the Roast Beast?
This catch 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”?
The English also refer to Santa Claus by this proper-sounding name.
What is Father Christmas?
It is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you.”
What is “Mele kalikimaka”?
Popping tubes used in the U.K. to hold gifts and small treats go by this explosive name.
What are Christmas crackers?
Originally baked at the end of harvest season and designed to be saved and eaten at the beginning of next harvest season; so they really were made to last forever?
What is a Fruitcake?
A witch drops presents down chimneys in this European country’s Christmas traditions.
What is Italy?