A Winter's Tale
It may not be so snowy in Sicily, but that's the setting of this English playwright's 1623 work 'The Winter's Tale'.
Who is Shakespeare?
Feliz Navidad! Ponche Navideño is a popular non-alcoholic holiday punch in this particular nation.
What is Mexico?
Allakariallak is the actual name of the star of this 1922 silent film, which presented itself as a documentary about indigenous lifeways in Canada.
What is 'Nanook of the North'?
Perhaps the most famous inversion of Santa is this folkloric Alpine figure, depicted as a goat demon and celebrated now with nighttime parades.
Who is Krampus?
The nativity narrative is only recounted in two books of the Christian bible--these two.
What are Matthew and Luke?
He's the posthumous partner of Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens' Christmas classic.
Who is Jacob Marley?
It's the fast food franchise whose products are popular consumed in Japan on December 25, due to a late 20th-century ad campaign.
What is Kentucky Fried Chicken?
This frosty John Carpenter joint features a cast composed almost entirely of men--with one exception.
What is 'The Thing'?
The Dutch and Dutch American communities have a nasty version of Santa named Belsnickle; he makes an appearance on this sitcom that ran from 2005-2013.
What is 'The Office'?
The nativity narrative takes place within the historical Roman empire--at that time a young empire with a young emperor, namely this second Caesar.
Who is Augustus Octavian?
This colorfully named Arthurian poem from the 14th-century takes place primarily during the course of two Christmases.
What is 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'?
The Indian state of Goa blends its own slow-cooked cuisine with ingredients from this former Iberian empire for Catholic Christmas feasts.
What is Portugal?
Arctic explorer Francis Crozier is played by this Irish actor on the historical horror TV program 'The Terror'.
Who is Jared Harris?
Sacre Bleu! Pere Fouettard--a frightening cannibal and child murderer--is sometimes part of rural celebrations in northeastern regions of this European nation.
What is France?
Though we don't know from Gospels how many magi would've visited the infant Jesus of Nazareth, we have a good idea where they would have been coming from-this southwest Asian nation.
What is Iran?
The hero Herschel must contend with goblins over the course of this wintry holiday in this work of folk literature.
What is Hanukah?
Cinnamon spiced pickled herring called juleslid is popular in this Nordic country come Christmas.
What is Denmark?
What is 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'?
In Iceland, Santa brings gifts, while the ogre witch Gryla makes mischief and steals home goods with the help of this number of sons.
What is 13?
In many Abrahamic religions, Bethlehem is the birthplace of this royal figure--9 centuries before the birth of Jesus.
Who is King David?
In 1900's 'The Christmas Dream', the oldest Christmas feature film, Santa is aided not by elves, but by these airy individuals from the nativity story.
What are angels?
Feuerzangenbowle literally translates to 'fire tong punch', and is a German variety of this festive beverage.
What is mulled wine?
It's debated whether Edmund Hillary summited Everest first--or if that honor should instead go to this individual, sometimes overlooked in 1953 due to his nationality and ancestry.
Who is Tenzing Norgay?
Ruprecht, a bad cop to St. Nicholas' good cop, is said to hail from Germany, while St. Nicholas himself was most likely born in what is now this nation; fairly far away!
What is Turkey?
What is a (date) tree?