DRINK UP: IT'S THIRST-DAY, I MEAN FRIDAY
(2020)
(2020)
HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS
(2016)
(2016)
CLASSIC MOVIES
(2021)
(2021)
CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS ELSEWHERE
(2022)
(2022)
YACHT ROCK SAILS AGAIN
(2021)
(2021)
KID LIT
(2022)
(2022)
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This frozen rum cocktail that can be banana or strawberry is named for a district in Cuba
a daiquiri
200
This comedian made his big screen debut in "The Santa Clause" in which he accidentally kills Santa
(Tim) Allen
200
Once upon a time Robin Wright played Buttercup in this film scripted by William Goldman
The Princess Bride
200
In Sweden, a Christmas straw one is traditional; here's the 42-foot, 4-ton example in Gävle
a goat
200
This Philly duo--2 guys, 1 mustache--hit No. 1 in 1982 with "I Can't Go For That"
Hall & Oates
200
Books by Mo Willems implore, "Don't Let" this creature "Stay Up Late!" or "Drive the Bus!"
the Pigeon
400
Reposado tequila & Grand Marnier go into the upgraded cocktail known as this kind of car margarita
a Cadillac margarita
400
Colonel Potter dresses as Santa in the "Death Takes A Holiday" episode of this sitcom
M*A*S*H
400
In one of the original slasher films, Janet Leigh is killed off just 20 minutes into this 1960 thriller
Psycho
400
In Iceland, kids put their boots by a window & either get candy if they're good or rotten these tubers if not
potatoes
400
This ex-Commodore sailed to the top of the charts in 1983 with "All Night Long"
(Lionel) Richie
400
A librarian named Mrs. Phelps is the first to really see how special this Roald Dahl title girl is
Matilda
600
Despite its name, this cocktail never seems to go out of style
an old-fashioned
600
John Ritter's last film appearance was in this movie, trying to keep an inebriated Billy Bob Thornton in check
Bad Santa
600
Film in which De Niro as Travis Bickle asks, "You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me?"
Taxi Driver
600
Streets are closed to traffic as people roller skate to Christmas Eve mass in this capital of Venezuela
Caracas
600
M is for moonlight, as in "Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck, as well as this xylophone with an unexpected--& amazing!--solo
a marimba
600
This novel begins with a minister, his wife & their 4 kids shipwrecked on an island in the East Indies
The Swiss Family Robinson
800
Hindi gives us the name of this hot whiskey drink that's warming & restorative
a toddy
800
Jack Skellington's plot to kidnap Santa goes awry in this stop-motion fable from Tim Burton
The Nightmare Before Christmas
800
In a 1967 film Charles Bronson & Jim Brown are among this title group of 12 who are trained by Lee Marvin for a war mission
The Dirty Dozen
800
Japan keeps the holidays "extra crispy" with what has become a traditional Christmas meal from this chain
KFC
800
You can always right your ship with "Hey Nineteen" & "Deacon Blues" by this jazzy soft-rock band
Steely Dan
800
The tale of this title mister, gifted with a penguin from the zoo, was written in & set during the 1930s
Mr. Popper
1000
A World War I artillery piece gave its national name & caliber to this champagne cocktail
the French 75
1000
This '70s TV animated film featuring Heat Miser & Snow Miser was remade in 2006 with John Goodman as the big guy
The Year without a Santa Claus
1000
This Kurosawa film about a crime told from multiple points of view is credited with introducing Japanese cinema to the Western world
Rashomon
1000
North of Quezon City, San Fernando is the "Christmas Capital of" this nation, holding a Giant Lantern Festival in December
the Philippines
1000
Grover Washington Jr. was so smooth with this title, "building castles in the sky", this title again, "you & I"
"Just The Two Of Us"
1000
Her picture books include "Barnyard Dance!" & "Moo, Baa, La La La!"
(Sandra) Boynton