Holiday Hit List
This 1984 charity song by Band Aid raised millions for famine relief in Ethiopia and featured Bono and Phil Collins.
What is "Do They Know It’s Christmas"?
This spice, commonly associated with holiday baking, comes from the seed of an evergreen tree native to Indonesia.
What is nutmeg?
In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Clark Griswold plans to put in a swimming pool with his bonus, but receives a membership to this instead.
What is the "Jelly of the Month" club?
Known as the "Wish Book," this catalog was first released in 1933 and became an American staple for decades?
What is the Sears catalog?
Santa’s sleigh is traditionally pulled by how many reindeer (including Rudolph)?
What is nine?
According to the song "Frosty the Snowman," this item is what brought the snowman to life.
What is an old silk hat?
In the 16th century, Queen Elizabeth I is credited with inventing the "man" version of this spiced cookie.
What is Gingerbread?
This classic Christmas film initially struggled financially but later became a holiday staple due to decades of repeated television broadcasts.
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
This day, popularized by American Express in 2010, falls between Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
What is Small Business Saturday?
This government agency, responsible for aerospace defense, has "tracked" Santa’s sleigh path every year since 1955.
What is NORAD?
This song, written by Jule Sytne and Sammy Cahn, was first sung by Judy Garland.
What is “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”?
Fruitcake’s long shelf life is largely due to its high concentration of this preservative ingredient.
What is alcohol?
In the 1947 classic Miracle on 34th Street, Kris Kringle gets into trouble for directing Macy's customers to this rival department store.
What is Gimbels?
This retail real estate metric typically peaks in December and measures how many shoppers physically enter a store.
What is foot traffic?
This holiday figure is known as “Father Christmas” in the UK.
Who is Santa Claus?
In 2023, this song officially surpassed “White Christmas” as the most-streamed Christmas song in U.S. history.
What is “All I Want for Christmas Is You”?
Panettone originated in this Italian city.
What is Milan?
The opening and closing scenes of this 2003 British ensemble comedy feature real footage of friends and families reuniting at Heathrow Airport, captured by hidden cameras.
What is Love Actually?
Since 1984, this U.S bank has released an annual "Christmas Price Index," tracking the cost of buying every gift in the song The 12 Days of Christmas.
What is PNC Bank?
This evergreen tree is traditionally associated with rebirth and eternal life in winter folklore.
What is the fir tree?
Written by Gloria Shayne and Noel Regney, "Do You Hear What I Hear?" was actually a plea for peace written during this specific 1962 geopolitical crisis.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This fermented cabbage dish is traditionally eaten on Christmas in parts of Eastern Europe to symbolize prosperity.
What is sauerkraut?
This 1942 musical starring Bing Crosby introduced two perennial holiday songs.
What is Holiday Inn?
In 1939, copywriter Robert L. May created this character for the Montgomery Ward department store as a marketing gimmick.
Who is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
The Yule log tradition originally symbolized this astronomical event.
What is the winter solstice?