Holiday Movies
Will Ferrell stars in this 2003 movie where he tries to find his family after being adopted as one of Santa's little helpers.
Elf
If the character who personifies winter, snow, and ice were to sustain a skin injury after exposure to extremely low temperatures.
Jack frostbite
In Poland, Christmas dinner may not begin until this can be seen shining in the night sky.
The first star (North Star)
This design is made in fresh snow, by lying on one's back and moving one's arms up and down, and one's legs from side to side.
Snow Angel
Abraham Lincoln proclaimed this holiday a national holiday on October 3, 1863. Presidents nowadays celebrate it by pardoning an animal that symbolizes the holiday.
Thanksgiving
This movie has been remade several times but was originally a play written by Charles Dickens about an elderly miser who hates Christmas and is forced to reflect on his past, present, and future thanks to the help of some ghosts.
A Christmas Carol
If the guy who delivers presents on Christmas was afraid of small places
In Caracas Venezuela it is tradition to "roll" up to mass on Christmas Eve in this unique fashion (a possible alternative to sledding)
Roller Skates
This 1969 American animated Christmas television special was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. It is about the "Christmas spirit" bringing the main character to life, who promises to return every year on Christmas. Though some versions have him melting away.
Frosty the Snowman
During this holiday, food is both eaten by living people and given to the spirits of their departed ancestors as offerings.
A common food made for this purpose is tamales!
Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead)
This Christmas movie is about an eight-year-old who must defend his house from burglars after his parents forget him. Seriously worst parents of the year.
Home Alone
*DAILY DOUBLE*
If the holy or virtuous Christian origin of Santa Claus was to star in a terrible movie about the declaration of independence
In Finland, it is common for families to "warm-up" together in one of these at some point during the Christmas festivities. (Usually on Christmas Eve)
Sauna
This might be a high school students favorite day of the year
Snow day
This Roman ruler determined that January 1st would be the day to celebrate the New Year over 2,000 years ago.
Julius Ceaser
This Christmas movie originated from Roderick Thorp's novel Nothing Lasts Forever in which a New York City police detective is caught up in a terrorist takeover of a Los Angeles skyscraper while visiting his estranged wife.
Die Hard
If a famous Christmas ballet about the Mouse King were to combine with the snack in the song Take me Out to the Ball Game.
The Nutcrackerjacks
According to Austrian tradition, young men dress as this demon-like creature on the eve of St. Nicholas's feast, to encourage children to behave.
Krampus
If the weather outside is frightful, and the fire is delightful, and you've got no place to go.... what should you do?
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
American's spent over 20 billion dollars on gifts for this holiday in 2019. Including $2.4 billion on candy alone! Men are likely to spend over 2x more than women!
Valentine's Day
This 1946 film tells the story of George Bailey, who encounters a crisis on Christmas Eve when his elderly uncle misplaces $8,000 from the shareholders of the family business, leading George to believe he is a failure—worth more dead than alive.
It's a Wonderful Life
If Eartha Kitt's famous Christmas song about "hurrying down the chimney" were to combine with Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalbán's super creepy Christmas tune about the weather.
Santa Baby It's Cold Outside
On January 5th, residents of this country leave out a glass of wine and a plate of sausages for Befana, the kindly witch who, after missing the birth of Jesus, travels the country in search of him. She may bring good children presents and naughty ones coal, onions, garlic, or straw.
Italy
At the end of the 19th century Erwin Perzy, a producer of surgical instruments got this first patent for this. Originally his goal was to develop an extra bright light source for use as a surgical lamp but now they are collected as decorations.
Snow Globe
Anna Maria Jarvis is credited with creating this holiday, though she would later become increasingly frustrated by the commercialization of it
Mother's Day