O TANNENBAUM
THIS TYPE OF CHRISTMAS TREE COMES SPRAYED HEAVILY WITH FAKE SNOW. IT IS ALSO RHYMES WITH "BLOCKED"
FLOCKED
THIS 1954 CHRISTMAS MOVIE CLASSIC STARRED BING CROSBY. HE ALSO SANG THE SONG BY THE SAME NAME.
WHITE CHRISTMAS
THIS SPANISH CHRISTMAS GREETING, MEANING "HAPPY NATIVITY" IS ALSO THE NAME OF A SONG BY JOSE FELICIANO.
FELIZ NAVIDAD
ON THE FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE THIS TO ME .
PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE
MANY STAND UNDER THIS SUSPENDED FLORA FOR A QUICK SMOOCH.
MISTLETOE
IN 1963, THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE U.S WAS NOT LIT UNTIL DECEMBER 22ND BECAUSE OF A 30-DAY OF MOURNING FOR THIS NATIONAL FIGURE. WHO IS THIS?
PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENEDY OR JFK
KrisKRIS KRINGLE PROVES TO THE COURT THAT HE IS THE REAL SANTA CLAUS IN THE CHRISTMAS STANDARD.
MIRACLE ON THE 34TH STREET
IN THE U.K , CANADA , AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND , THIS HOLIDAY OCCURS RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS. IT BEGAN DURING THE VICTORIAN ERA WHEN TRADESMEN WOULD COLLECT BOXES OF MONEY AND GIFTS IN APPRECIATION FOR A JOB WELL DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
BOXING DAY
ALONG WITH GREEN EGGS AND HAM, THIS FAVORITE CHILDREN'S AUTHOR WROTE HOW THE GRICH STOLE CHRISTMAS!
DR. SEUSS
THIS EIGHT-DAY HOLIDAY IS KNOWN AS THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS AND IS CELEBRATED NEAR CHRISTMAS.
HANUKKAH
THIS PROTESTANT REFORMER WAS THE FIRST RECORDED PERSON TO DECORATE A CHRISTMAS TREE.
MARTIN LUTHER KING
HE ONCE SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS AND FINALLY MADE THE TRANSITION FROM LEAD SINGER TO THE STAR IN HIS OWN CHRISTMAS MOVIE.
ALVIN (ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS)
ITALIAN FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD GATHER ON CHRISTMAS EVE TO CELEBRATE LA VIGILIA DI NATALE AND TO ENJOY THIS TRADITIONAL FOOD.
FISH ( THE FEAST OF SEVEN FISHES)
SOME PEOPLE USE A SPECIAL CALENDAR TO MARK OFF THE DAYS OF THIS SEASON. IT BEGINS ON THE FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ENDS ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
ADVENT
THIS ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS, RECOGNIZED BY THEIR BELL RINGING AND THEIR BRIGHT RED KETTLES, RAISE MONEY TO PROVIDE CHRISTMAS DINNER, GIFTS, CLOTHES AND OTHER NECESSITIES FOR THOSE IN NEED.
SALVATION ARMY
ADAM OR EVE, GARDEN OF EDEN OR ORIGINAL SIN
DONNA REED PLAYED MARY HATCH AND CO-STARRED WITH JAMES STEWART IN THIS CHRISTMAS FAVORITE.
ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE
IN 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND, THIS WAS GENERIC TERM MEANING DRIED OR CANDIED FRUIT. TODAY, WE ASSOCIATE IT WITH THE POEM "THE NIGHTG BEFORE CHRISTMAS" , WHERE VISIONS OF THESE DANCED IN CHILDREN'S HEADS.
SUGAR PLUM
SINCE 1924, THE CONCLUSION OF THIS EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY HAS MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.
MACY'S DAY PARADE
THIS MEXICAN SHRUB WITH BRIGHT RED LEAVES HAS BECOME A SYMBOL OF CHRISTMAS.
POINSETTIA
BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, THIS MODERN AMERICAN PRESIDENT (THE 26TH PRESIDENT) BANNED THE CHRISTMAS TREE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT
IN THIS 1990 MOVIE, THE McCALLISTERS SPEND CHRISTMAS IN PARIS AND LEAVE THEIR SON IN THIS PLACE, WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE THE NAME OF THE MOVIE.
HOME ALONE
WHILE CHRISTMAS IS CELEBRATED ON DECEMBER 25TH, CHILDREN IN GREECE, GERMANY AND OTHER PARTS OF EUROPE RECEIVE GIFTS FROM ST. NICOLAS ON THIS DAY.
DECEMBER 6TH
THIS FREE-FOR-ALL SHOPPING DAY GETS IT NAME FROM THE FACT THAT RETAILERS OFTEN TURN A PROFIT FOR THE YEAR ON THIS DAY.
BLACK FRIDAY
A NEW TRADITION WAS BORN IN THE MID-1800s WHEN PURVEYOR AND PRINTER RICHARD PEASE PRINTED THE FIRST RECORDED ONE OF THESE.
CHRISTMAS CARD