Holiday Blockbusters
Kevin McCallister defends his house from burglars
What is Home Alone?
This carol features the line "Tis the season to be jolly"
What is Deck the Halls?
This warm drink is often topped with marshmallows or whipped cream
What is hot chocolate?
Hanging these by the fireplace is a holiday tradition
What are stockings?
Every year on Thanksgiving, Tulsa's Utica Square shopping center hosts this long-running event where choirs and carolers preform outdoors among festive lights
What is Lights On
Buddy works at this New York department store
What is Gimbels?
Mariah Carey's famous holiday hit
What is All I Want for Christmas Is You?
This spiced cookie is often shaped into houses and decorated with icing and candy
What are gingerbread houses?
Lighting candles on a menorah is part of this holiday
What is Hanukkah
Since 2008, Tulsa's downtown BOK Center has hosted this annual holiday tradition featuring ice skating, festive lights, and family fun
What is Arvest Winterfest?
In A Christmas Story, Ralphie is mortified when he's forced to wear this embarrassing outfit, a Christmas gift from his aunt
What is a pink bunny suit?
This holiday favorite begins with the line "Oh, the weather outside is frightful"
What is Let It Snow?
This sweet ring‑shaped pastry is often decorated with icing and sprinkles in bright colors, and traditionally hides a small charm or figure inside for good luck
What is Kings Cake?
This tradition involves groups of people going door to door singing festive songs
What is caroling?
Tulsa hosts a German-style holiday market each year, complete with crafts, food, and festive traditions. The name of this market is
What is Christkindlmarkt
In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Clark Griswold covers his house with this many twinkle lights
What is 25,000 lights?
This holiday classic was originally written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas
What is Jingle Bells?
This Italian sweet bread loaf, filled with dried fruit, is a traditional holiday treat
What is panettone?
In this country, children leave shoes out on December 5th for St Nicholas to fill with candy and small gifts
What is the Germany?
In 1931, Tulsa's downtown Christmas parade featured a float celebrating this newly completed skyscraper, which as the time was the tallest building in Oklahoma
What is the Philtower Building?
In White Christmas, Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye perform to save a struggling Vermont inn owned by this retired military figure
Who is General Waverly?
This song, written in 1949 by Gene Autry, was inspired by his wife's suggestion after he recorded "Here Comes Santa Claus"
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
This German holiday bread, dusted with powdered sugar and often filled with marzipan, is a festive favorite
What is stollen?
In this country, people celebrate Boxing Day on December 26th
What is the United Kingdom?
Tulsa has only recorded a handful of White Christmases in the past 70 years. The most recent was in this year, when nearly half a foot of snow covered the ground
What is 2009?