Deck the Halls
Holiday Traditions Around the World
Sounds of the Season
Ringing in the New Year
100

This plant with red berries is often hung as a decoration and is said to bring good luck.

What is holly?

100

Hanukkah lasts for eight nights and involves lighting candles on a _____.

What is a menorah?

100

This song famously begins with the lyrics “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.”

What is The Christmas Song?

100

The famous ball drop happens in this New York City location every New Year’s Eve.

What is Times Square?

200

People traditionally kiss under this green plant during Christmas.

What is mistletoe?

200

In Japan, this fast-food chain is famously associated with Christmas dinner.

What is KFC?

200

This singer has been popularized in memes signaling the start of the Christmas season.

Who is Mariah Carey?

200

This fruit is eaten in Spain at midnight on New Year’s Eve—one for each stroke of the clock.

What are grapes?

300

This popular Christmas flower is native to Mexico and is known for its bright red leaves.

What is a poinsettia?

300

This holiday celebrates unity and heritage from December 26 to January 1.

What is Kwanzaa?

300

This classic New Year’s song is traditionally sung at midnight and originates from a Scottish poem.

What is Auld Lang Syne?

300

This country is known for smashing plates as part of its New Year’s celebration.

What is Denmark?

400

The first practical string of electric Christmas lights was introduced in the late 19th century by this inventor.

Who is Thomas Edison?

400

In Spain, children traditionally receive gifts on this day instead of Christmas.

What is Three Kings’ Day?

400

This 1942 Bing Crosby hit is the best-selling single of all time and was originally written for the movie Holiday Inn.

What is White Christmas?

400

This tradition was likely brought to America from German immigrants, who held that it could set the tone for the rest of the year.

What is kissing at midnight?

500

This Victorian-era tradition involved hanging these paper decorations, often filled with small gifts and jokes, on Christmas trees.

What are Christmas crackers?

500

In this country, mischievous trolls drop off rotting potatoes instead of coal. 

What is Iceland?

500

This upbeat tune, first recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958, didn’t hit the Billboard Hot 100 until 2019—over 60 years later.

What is Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree?

500

The Father Time that we typically associate with New Year can trace his roots all the way back to this Greek Titan.

Who is Cronus?

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