Holiday Songs
This catchy 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.
Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
The director of this movie did not know Zooey Deschanel could sing, so the singing in the shower scene was written in after she was cast.
Elf
No creatures were stirring on the night before Christmas, not even one of these.
A mouse
This red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996.
Elmo
This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.
Elf on a Shelf
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
Eggnog
This real-life department store served as the setting for the Christmas film “Miracle on 34th Street”
Macy's
This mythical winter sprite is nipping at your nose in “The Christmas Song.”
Jack Frost?
According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, this crime is committed on New Years Day more than any other holiday of the year.
What fairytale were the gingerbread houses inspired by?
Hansel and Gretel
Singer Brenda Lee was only 13 years old when she recorded the original version of this popular holiday song
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
This film is the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time and its filming location is now a large tourist attraction in Illinois.
Home Alone
This well-known Christmas tree in a large US city, was very first put up by construction workers in 1931 during the Great Depression and only stood 20ft tall.
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
This no. 1 selling holiday candy was invented 350 years ago and used to decorate Christmas trees.
Candy cane
This gift made up 55% of total gift purchases in 2023
"A Charlie Brown Christmas” features this Christmas song composed especially for the show, with lyrics written on the back on an envelope in ten minutes by the show’s producer.
Christmas Time is Here
This popular Christmas character's suit was made from yak fur and dyed green.
Jim Carrey's "The Grinch"
25-30 million of this popular holiday decoration are produced (in every state of the US!) and sold annually.
Christmas trees
This holiday, observed in the U.K. on the day after Christmas
Boxing Day
What is the annual celebration of African American culture from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1?
Kwanza
This popular Christmas song was originally intended to be a Thanksgiving song and was also the first Christmas song played from space.
Jingle Bells
This 2004 animated Christmas feature was an adaptation of an illustrated storybook by Chris Van Allsburg, the same author who created “Jumanji.”
Polar Express
In 2023, more than 14,900 people sought treatment at the hospital after sustaining injuries doing this holiday activity.
Hanging Christmas lights
The tradition of hanging stockings dates back to Saint Nicholas. What were the first stocking stuffers?
Gold coins
What was Santa Clause's original color of clothing before Coca Cola changed them to red and white?
Green and Brown