How does that really go?
This carol is famously misheard as “Olive, the other reindeer.”
What is “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”?
This Will Ferrell comedy teaches us the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.
What is Elf?
In “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” this Whoville girl helps the Grinch’s heart grow three sizes.
Who is Cindy Lou Who?
This 1988 action film starring Bruce Willis is the poster child for the “Is it a Christmas movie?” debate.
What is Die Hard?
This green mischief-maker from Mount Crumpit tries to steal every present in Whoville — but ends up returning them when his heart grows three sizes.
Who is The Grinch?
Many kids think this line from “Deck the Halls” is “Don we now our day of peril.”
What is “Don we now our gay apparel”?
Clark Griswold tries to give his family the “hap-hap-happiest Christmas” in this 1989 holiday comedy.
What is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?
This frigid fellow comes to life when a magic hat is placed on his head.
Who is Frosty the Snowman?
This Tim Burton stop-motion classic splits fans: is it a Halloween movie, a Christmas movie, or both?
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
This “Home Alone” duo, also known as the Wet Bandits, spend their Christmas committing burglary — and getting outsmarted by an 8-year-old.
Who are Harry and Marv?
Some people think this 12 Days of Christmas gift is “four calling birds,” though the original wording referred to a type of blackbird.
What is “four colly birds”?
This film features Billy Bob Thornton as a foul-mouthed mall Santa who’s anything but jolly.
What is Bad Santa?
In 'The Santa Clause': Before becoming Santa, what was the name of our main character that also shared the initials SC.
Who is Scott Calvin?
This 2002 film sees a fugitive on the run who can't help but find himself coincidentally spending many Christmases with the man who is hunting him every year.
What is "Catch Me if You Can"?
This heat-loving ruler from The Year Without a Santa Claus opposes his chilly brother and tries to stop the spirit of Christmas.
Who is Heat Miser?
People often sing this Winter Wonderland line as “Later on we’ll perspire, as we dream by the fire” which sounds far less cozy.
What is “Later on we’ll conspire”?
Arnold Schwarzenegger races to find a Turbo-Man action figure in this frantic holiday movie.
What is Jingle All the Way?
This ghostly figure from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol shows Scrooge the bleak consequences of his behavior, often depicted as a silent, hooded apparition.
Who is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
Though set at Christmastime, this Shane Black film starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover is usually thought of as a buddy-cop action flick.
What is Lethal Weapon?
This ice-cold, long-limbed villain from The Nightmare Before Christmas runs a casino-themed lair and kidnaps Santa Claus.
Who is Oogie Boogie?
Listeners often think this Silent Night lyric is “Round John Virgin,” as if a man named John is present.
What is “Round yon Virgin”?
This rom-com intertwines multiple holiday love stories, including one starring Hugh Grant as the British Prime Minister.
What is Love Actually?
The classic film, It's a Wonderful Life sees this character shown what life would be like if he had never been born.
Who is George Bailey?
This 1992 Batman sequel includes Christmas trees, snow, and holiday imagery — enough for some fans to argue it belongs in a Christmas marathon.
What is Batman Returns?
Often overlooked, this miserly antagonist from A Christmas Carol starts as the villain of the story — until three spirits show him the true meaning of Christmas.
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?