Music
The most listened to holiday song of all time.
All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey)
Quoted in Christmas Song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, this tradition was popular in Victorian England
Telling Scary Ghost Stories
Frosty the Snowman/ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Do Sugar plums actually exist?
No. They were any sort of dried fruit coated in sugar.
First Christmas Song Played in Space
Jingle Bells
Holiday that starts today.
Hanukah
”It’s a Wonderful Life”
Eaten instead of Turkey during the Medieval Times
Peacock or Boar
The villainous version of St. Nick
Krampus
The original name for “Silver Bells”
Tinkle Bell
Ugly Sweaters originated in…
The name of Rudolph’s son, according to the BBC
Robbie
Why were candy canes invented?
To shut kids up (at church)
First Celebrated in the White House in 1951
This song was condemned by the Catholic Church in the 50’s
In Ukraine, Christmas trees are decorated with what?
Spiderwebs
Originally much gorier than it became.
Gremlins.
In Mexico, a night is dedicated to this veggie:
Radishes.
Common holiday tradition in Australia
Going to the Beach
Total presents from the song 12 Days of Christmas, if you were to actually receive all of them.
364 presents ($114,651.18 in total)
Along with Carolers singing to you, what challenge does “Dead Horse Caroling” contain?
A battle of rhyming insults in Welsh. Otherwise known as a pwnco.
The inspiration for Nightmare Before Christmas.
A collision of department store windows: they were taking down the Halloween decor and setting up for Christmas.
In Spain, 12 of this fruit are eaten to symbolize good luck
Grapes
What was the first Christmas tree really made out of? (Hint: It was part bird)
Dyed Goose Feathers from Germany