Foreshadowing the coming of the Messiah, this book says that he will be "a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief"
What is Isaiah?
This German city hosts one of the biggest and most attractive Christmas markets every year, known for its gingerbread
What is Nuremburg?
This song was originally called "One Horse Open Sleigh", and was meant for Thanksgiving
What is "Jingle Bells"?
A colorful square puzzle, it was the best-selling toy Christmas gift in 1980
What is a Rubik's cube?
Now replaced by plastic and glass decorations, fruit was used as this in the 17th century
What are Christmas tree ornaments?
The gospel account which tells the Christmas story from the perspective of Joseph
What is the Gospel of Matthew?
The country where KFC is an extremely popular Christmas dinner. Families order it weeks in advance
What is Japan?
It only took Mariah Carey about 15 minutes to write this modern Christmas classic
What is "All I Want For Christmas is You"?
Giving gifts on Christmas is traditionally tied to these individuals, who traveled from far away to see the baby Jesus
Who are the three wise men?
The first artificial Christmas trees were made from the feathers of this animal
What is a goose?
The gospel account which tells the Christmas story from the perspective of Mary
What is the Gospel of Luke?
Giant straw goats turn up in cities and towns to celebrate Christmas in this Scandinavian country
What is Sweden?
"Rockin Around the Christmas Tree", "White Christmas", and "Chestnuts Roasting on An Open Fire" were all written by songwriters of this religious nationality
What is Jewish?
In this gift giving tradition, presents are distributed at random, and participants may switch gifts with another person after opening theirs
What is a yankee swap/white elephant?
An ancient symbol of fertility and virility, it is commonly used for decoration on Christmas
What is mistletoe?
This gospel quotes the prophet Isaiah before starting immediately with John and Jesus' ministry. No time for his birth!
What is the Gospel of Mark?
In many countries, this is now a sweet dessert cake, but it started as a nice-smelling way to keep warm during the winter solstice in France and other European countries
What is a Yule log?
This song doesn't mention Christmas at all, only bad weather and a reluctance to leave the house
What is "Let It Snow"?
This British Queen is to be thanked for popularizing the giving of gifts on Christmas morning
Who is Queen Victoria?
These attractive candies were made to resemble shepherds' crooks
What are candy canes?
This book makes a prophecy that the Messiah will be born in Bethlehem
What is the Book of Micah?
Although only 13% of the population is Christian, a hotel in this country has the world's most expensive Christmas tree ever year
What it the United Arab Emirates?
The man who voiced Tony the Tiger for Frosted Flakes commercials is the same man who sang this song about a mean-spirited green fellow
What is "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
These were the gifts given to baby Jesus
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
This term was not coined in rejection of religion, instead, "X" is the Greek abbreviation for the word "Christ"
What is "Xmas"?