General Christmas Knowledge
This country is credited with starting the tradition of the Christmas tree.
Germany
In The Santa Clause, Scott Calvin becomes Santa after accidentally doing this.
(Wearing the Santa suit / Becoming Santa knocking him off the roof
“Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell ___.
…rock, jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring, snowin’ and blowin’ up bushels of fun”
In Mexico, children break this decorated container filled with candy during Christmas celebrations.
Piñata
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack Skellington tries to take over this holiday
Christmas
Santa Claus is based on this historical figure
St. Nicholas
n National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Clark wants to buy this item for Christmas.
a swimming pool
I’m dreaming of a ___
white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know”
In Japan, it’s common to eat this fast-food item on Christmas Day.
KFC / fried chicken
his popular TV special features a misfit elf named Hermey who wants to be a dentist.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
The song “Jingle Bells” was originally written for this holiday.
Thanksgiving
Christmas with the Kranks features the family skipping Christmas to do this
Go on a cruise
All I want for Christmas is ___”
you, I don’t want a lot for Christmas, there is just one thing I need”
In Germany, children hang these on their windows for St. Nicholas Day.
(Shoes / boots
The famous poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” begins with this line.
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house…
“Feliz Navidad” means this in English
Merry Christmas
In The Santa Clause 2, Scott Calvin must find a wife before this day
Christmas Eve
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer had a very shiny ___”
…nose, and if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows”
In Sweden, this candle-filled goat is a Christmas symbo
Yule Goat / Gävle Goat
The tradition of hanging stockings comes from a story about St. Nicholas dropping coins down these.
Chimneys)
In “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” how many lords are leaping?
10
In The Polar Express, what does the first gift of Christmas represent?
A bell from Santa’s sleig
Frosty the Snowman was a jolly happy ___”
…soul, with a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal”
In the UK, families pull these at the Christmas dinner table.
Christmas crackers
These two dances are famous parts of The Nutcracker ballet.
The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” and “Waltz of the Flowers”