Holiday Movies
In the movie Elf, Buddy explains that elves stick to the four main food groups: Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Corn, and this sticky breakfast topping.
Syrup
This artist is often called the "Queen of Christmas" because of her hit song "All I Want for Christmas Is You."
Mariah Carey
This is the most popular flavor of candy cane, represented by red and white stripes.
Peppermint
This green recluse's heart was "two sizes too small" before he learned the meaning of Christmas.
The Grinch
This popular Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
This 2004 movie features Tom Hanks as the conductor of a magical train headed to the North Pole.
The Polar Express
In the song "Last Christmas" by Wham!, the singer gave you their heart, but the very next day, you did this.
Gave it away
This controversial holiday beverage is made with milk, cream, sugar, and whipped eggs (and often nutmeg).
Eggnog
In Home Alone, the burglars Harry and Marv call themselves by this nickname (before changing it to the Sticky Bandits).
The Wet Bandits
In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," this is the gift given on the 5th day.
Five Golden Rings
In Home Alone, Kevin McCallister is accidentally left behind when his family flies to this European city.
Paris
Memes often joke that this Canadian singer "defrosts" every November 1st just in time to top the charts with his cover of "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas."
Michael Buble
Starbucks releases these colored cups every November to signal the start of the holiday season.
Red Cups
According to folklore, this horned, half-goat figure punishes naughty children by hitting them with birch branches or stuffing them in a sack.
Krampus
Thanks to a wildly successful marketing campaign in the 1970s, it is a tradition in Japan to eat this fast food on Christmas.
KFC
In the live-action How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), this actor spent hours in green makeup to play the title character.
Jim Carrey
Ariana Grande asks Santa if "he's really there" and to not make her fall in love again in this catchy holiday bop.
Santa Tell Me
In the famous poem Twas the Night Before Christmas, the children were nestled all snug in their beds while visions of these treats danced in their heads.
Sugar-Plums
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, this burlap sack villain loves to gamble and holds Santa hostage.
Oogie Boogie
This real-life government agency actually has a "Santa Tracker" program every Christmas Eve to show where the sleigh is
NORAD
In The Santa Clause, Tim Allen’s character Scott Calvin works for a company that sells this type of product before becoming Santa.
Toys
This 1950s song experienced a huge revival with teens because of the talent show dance scene in the movie Mean Girls.
Jingle Bell Rock
The tradition of making gingerbread houses is often traced back to this 19th-century German folk tale involving a trail of breadcrumbs and this witch's house.
Hansel and Gretel
In the Rudolph claymation movie, the Abominable Snow Monster is scary until Hermey the Elf removes these.
In an American tradition, a glass ornament shaped like this vegetable is hidden on the Christmas tree, and the child who finds it first receives an extra gift.
Pickle