DECK THE HALLS
TRADITIONALY HUNG IN DOORWAYS, THIS FESTIVE PLANT GIVES YOU PERMISSION TO STEAL A KISS.
MISTLETOE
(not to be confused with cameltoe).
THIS CLASSIC HOLIDAY BEVERAGE CAN BE SPIKED, BUT IS TASTY EVEN WITHOUT A DROP OF ALCOHOL.
EGGNOG
IN THE SONG, THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS “FRIGHTFUL,” BUT THIS IS “SO DELIGHTFUL.”
THE FIRE
HIS BELLY SHAKES LIKE A BOWL FULL OF THIS.
JELLY
THIS RED-SUITED MAN IS KNOWN WORLDWIDE FOR DELIVERING GIFTS ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
SANTA CLAUS
THIS EVERGREEN DECORATION IS OFTEN STRUNG WITH POPCORN, LIGHTS, AND ORNAMENTS.
CHRISTMAS TREE
THESE STRIPED CANDIES OFTEN HANG ON TREES AND COME IN PEPPERMINT FLAVOR.
CANDY CANES
ACCORDING TO THE SONG, HE “SEES YOU WHEN YOU’RE SLEEPING.”
SANTA CLAUS
HE TRAVELS BY THIS AIRBORNE, ANIMAL-POWERED VEHICLE.
SLEIGH
THIS GREEN DR. SEUSS CHARACTER’S HEART GREW THREE SIZES ONE CHRISTMAS DAY.
THE GRINCH
THESE ROUND, SHINY DECORATIONS WERE ONCE MADE OF BLOWN GLASS IN GERMANY.
CHRISTMAS BAUBLES (ORNAMENTS)
A TRADITIONAL HANUKKAH TREAT, THESE FRIED POTATO PANCAKES ARE SERVED WITH SOUR CREAM OR APPLESAUCE.
LATKES
(POTATO PANCAKES)
THIS BING CROSBY HIT IS THE BEST-SELLING SINGLE OF ALL TIME.
WHITE CHRISTMAS
THIS NINTH REINDEER IS FAMOUS FOR HIS LUMINOUS RED NOSE.
RUDOLPH
THIS STOP-MOTION CHARACTER WAS BULLIED FOR HIS UNUSUAL NOSE, BUT LATER SAVED CHRISTMAS.
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
FIRST POPULARIZED IN 16TH-CENTURY GERMANY, THIS DECORATIVE ITEM WAS INITIALLY LIT WITH REAL CANDLES.
CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS
THIS BRITISH HOLIDAY DESSERT IS SET ON FIRE BEFORE SERVING.
CHRISTMAS PUDDING
(FIGGY/PLUM PUDDING)
IN “CAROL OF THE BELLS,” THESE RING OUT WITH “SWEET SILVER SOUNDS.”
BELLS
SANTA ENTERS HOMES USING THIS ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE.
CHIMNEY
THIS GHOSTLY TRIO HELPS EBENEZER SCROOGE REDISCOVER THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.
THE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
THIS VICTORIAN-ERA DECORATION FEATURES INTRICATE PAPER CUTOUTS, OFTEN DISPLAYED IN WINDOWS.
PAPER SNOWFLAKES
THIS SPICY GERMAN COOKIE IS SIMILAR TO GINGERBREAD AND IS OFTEN GLAZED OR CHOCOLATE-COATED.
LEBKUCHEN
THIS CHRISTMAS BALLET FEATURES THE “DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY.”
THE NUTCRACKER
(not to be confused with the skateboarding blunder of the same moniker when grinding down a handrail)
IN SOME TRADITIONS, SANTA’S LIST HAS TWO COLUMNS. NAME ONE OF THEM.
NAUGHTY/NICE
THIS MAGICAL GUARDIAN FROM “THE NUTCRACKER” BATTLES THE MOUSE KING AND LEADS CLARA THROUGH THE LAND OF SWEETS.
THE NUTCRACKER