Fun Facts
If there are 365 days in a year, what number day is Christmas Day?
359.
Where does Shortbread originate from?
Scotland.
What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
White Christmas by Bing Crosby.
When did Ukrainians traditionally celebrate Christmas?
January 7th.
In the movie A Christmas Story, what chocolate drink was in a decoded message from the radio show Little Orphan Annie?
Ovaltine.
The poinsettia plant originates from which country?
Mexico.
What fruit is traditionally put in a Christmas stocking?
Orange.
What year was Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' released?
1994.
Who invented the first strand of lights in 1880?
Thomas Edison.
In the movie “Elf,” what does Buddy claim are the four food groups?
Candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup.
True or false, female reindeer also grow antlers in real life?
True.
What year were candy canes invented?
1847.
Who released the song' Step into Christmas' in 1973?
Elton John.
What December holiday was invented in 1966 by Professor Maulana Karenga?
Kwanzaa.
In the film, Jingle All The Way, what is the name of the toy Arnold Schwarzenegger was desperately trying to buy?
Turbo-Man Action Figure.
Which two of Santa’s reindeer share names with meteorological terms?
Donner and Blitzen (meaning ‘thunder’ and ‘lightning’ in German).
In Spain, a tradition in the first seconds of the New Year is to quickly eat 12 uvas for good luck. In English, what fruit are uvas?
Grapes.
Which classic Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells.
Which famous 225-ton gift was given on Christmas Day in 1886?
The Statue of Liberty.
Emma Thompson's character discovers that the necklace she sees her husband purchasing for Christmas is for another woman, in one of the sadder plotlines of what 2003 holiday movie?
Love Actually.
Which holiday marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year?
Rosh Hashanah.
Eating Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Day has been a tradition since the 1970s in what nation on the other side of the world from Kentucky?
Japan.
Which Christmas song inspired a one-day truce between German and British soldiers fighting on the front line in 1914?
Silent Night.
What three countries are the first to ring in the New Year due to its location near the International Date Line?
Tonga, Samoa, and Kiribati.
“40 Stories Of Sheer Adventure!” is the tagline for which film?
Die Hard.