History
This generous Saint, the origin of a classic holiday tradition, gave his large inheritance to the poor
Who is Saint Nicholas?
This peaceful song is the most recorded Christmas song in history with over 733 different versions being released since 1978
What is Silent Night?
These striped candies originated in Germany in 1670 to keep young children quiet during Christmas services
What is a Candy Cane?
This tree, dating back to the ancient Egyptians and Romans, was used to decorate during the Winter Solstice to represent Spring
What is Evergreen?
These holiday decorations spark more than 260 fires in homes throughout the country every year
What are Christmas Trees?
Glossie, Scratcher, Feckless, Steady, Fireball, and Reginald were all possible names for these jolly animals
Who are Santa's Reindeer?
This many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh in the song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
What is 9?
This bird is the most popularly chosen Christmas meat
The famous Christmas tree in this New York plaza started as a way to cheer up construction workers during the Great Depression
What is Rockefeller Center?
This shorthand version of Christmas dates back to the 1500's, when Christianity was spelled "Xianity" after the Greek letter X
What is Xmas?
This company helped improve Santa's image for an advertising campaign, leading to the classic red coat and jolly beard we know today
What is Coca-Cola?
This activity inspired the song Jingle Bells
What is Sledding?
This extravagant bird was the preferred choice back in Medieval times?
What is Peacock?
Over 15,000 people visit this two letter place each year with injuries related to putting up Christmas decorations
What is the ER?
The first commercially available one of these holiday greetings was sold in 1843
What are Christmas Cards?
The Montgomery Ward department store created this now famous character in 1939 to help with its marketing
Who is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
This famous song was originally written by James Lord Pierpont as a Thanksgiving song
What is Jingle Bells?
This drink was first drank in 1607 in the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia
What is Eggnog?
This famous Royal, the namesake of a concert hall in London (that has a similar name to our Grandfather), bought a Christmas Tree for his wife, Queen Victoria, in 1848
Who is Prince Albert?
This country has it's own postal code for Santa Claus and post office employees write back to letters they receive
What is Canada?
From 1659 to 1681, this bay state made celebrating Christmas illegal as they saw it as dishonoring God and being superstitious
What is Massachusetts?
This song is the most published Christmas hymn
What is Joy to the World?
These unique cakes were originally intended to be baked at the end of harvest and eaten at the beginning of the next harvest
What are Fruitcakes?
This festive plant, directly translated as "dung on a twig," is fertilized by by thrush bird droppings
What is Mistletoe?
During WWII, United States intelligence agencies created a special version of this classic game that revealed maps to escape German POW camps when put in water
What are Playing Cards?