X-Mas History
Christmas trees became incredibly popular during the Victorian era. However, the idea actually first came to Britain from this country.
What is Germany?
This iconic song, made famous by Bing Crosby, holds the record as the best-selling Christmas single ever.
What is White Christmas?
A wretched green creature tries to ruin Christmas for the residents of Whoville, only for a young girl's kindness to ultimately melt (and grow) his tiny heart.
What is the Grinch?
The colorful, twisty puzzle that became the hottest Christmas gift of 1980, sold millions worldwide.
What is a Rubik's Cube?
In Japan, a popular, more recent Christmas Day tradition sees people flock to this fast-food chain for their buckets of chicken.
What is KFC?
This iconic jolly Christmas fellow was inspired by a real Greek bishop who lived in Turkey.
Who is Santa Claus? (St. Nick)
Each year 25 million to 30 million of these are sold in the United States alone. It takes around 15 years for each one to be ready for sale.
What are Christmas Trees?
A festive guy goes to New York City to find his dad, causing chaos at the mall while spreading Christmas cheer.
What is Elf?
Nintendo struck gold with this gaming console, named the definitive 'hottest toy' during the 2006 holiday season, a title it reclaimed in 2008.
What is the Wii?
In Norway, to stop witches and evil spirits from taking a joyride on them, these common household cleaning items are traditionally hidden on Christmas Eve.
What are brooms and mops?
For a 15 year span (1645-1660) when Oliver Cromwell took over this country, they swore to rid the nation of decadence and cancelled Christmas.
What is England?
A shepherd's favorite tool gives its name to the iconic hook shape of this holiday candy.
What is a candy cane?
A bitter old man is visited by ghosts on Christmas Eve, who take him on a journey through his past, present, and future to teach him the true meaning of Christmas.
What is A Christmas Carol?
If children have been more naughty than nice throughout the year, this dark, lumpy mineral may end up in their stockings.
What is coal?
This "dill-ightful" German-linked holiday tradition involves hiding this glass ornament in the Christmas tree for a child to find, earning them a bonus gift or good luck.
What is the Christmas Pickle?
Christmas was declared a federal holiday in the United States in this century.
What is the 19th Century? (The 1800's)
Before artificial trees were made of aluminum or PVC, the first versions were created using this part of a common barnyard bird.
What are goose feathers?
A kid is accidentally left behind when his family goes on a Christmas vacation, forcing him to defend his home from two burglars with a series of elaborate traps.
What is Home Alone?
This frantic marble-munching game, a Christmas classic since 1978, features four colorful hippos.
What is Hungry-Hungry Hippos?
Cowabunga, Santa! In Australia, Christmas means the beach, and lots of it. It’s when they’re celebrating summer while the rest of us are freezing up here in the Northern Hemisphere. On the beach, Santa arrives by riding this instead of his sleigh.
What is a surfboard?
Construction workers started this famous tree tradition in 1931.
What is lighting the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree?
The very first ornaments used to decorate evergreen trees were not made of glass, but were these edible items found in nature.
What is fruit?
Two soldiers turned entertainers team up with two sisters to save a dying Vermont inn.
What is White Christmas?
In “The Chipmunk Song,” the chipmunks ask for a plane that loops the loop and this colorful circular toy.
What is a Hula Hoop?
In Caracas, Venezuela, residents don’t head to church services in cars—but by this form of transportation. There are actually so many people who participate in this tradition that several city streets are closed to traffic on Christmas morning.
What are roller skates?