Santa Claus
Can you name Santa's reindeer?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Doner, Blitzen and Rudolph!
What do christmas lights symbolize on the tree?
Stars
This Grimm Brother's fairy tale that features a witch's house, was the inspiration for the tradition of gingerbread houses
Hansel and Gretel
What is the name of the toy that "hides" around the house and reports the good and bad to Santa?
The Elf on the Shelf
This song won the Oscar for Best Original song in 1942; and is the best selling Christmas song of all time
White Christmas by Irving Berling
What famous drink company is responsible for Santa's iconic red suit?
Coca-cola
What famous royal couple was credited with popularizing the christmas tree?
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
True or False: Sugar Plums are plums
False: Sugar plums refers to any dried fruit that is covered in sugar
What is the leading reason for hospitalizations during Christmas time?
Hanging Christmas lights outside, about 250 happen every day between Nov-Dec.
True or False: Jingle Bells originally was not a christmas song
True! It was written for Thanksgiving
Who is Santa Claus based on?
Saint Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of children, sailors and merchants
This fruit; often associated with Adam and Eve was one of the first Christmas decorations
Apples
Charles Dickens called this warm holiday drink as "Smoking Bishop" it is made with red wine, fruits like apples & oranges with fragrant ingredients like cinnamon and cloves
In what city were the christmas cards invented?
London, England
This US bank tracks the prices of the gifts that are given on the "12 days of Christmas"
PNC bank
What year was "department store Santa" born?
1890, his name was James Edgar
True or False: December 25th is mentioned in the Bible as the birth of Christ
False; the date Dec 25th is never actually mentioned in the bible.
This popular fast food chicken restaurant is the most popular place to eat in Japan on Christmas
KFC
What do the christmas colors "red" and "green" symbolize?
Green: Everlasting life
Red: The blood of Christ
Benjamin Hanby's 1864 classic "Up on the Housetop" is the first christmas song to mention this person
Santa Clause
What christmas story first tells of Santa's sleigh being pulled by reindeer?
Twas the night before Christmas
Why do we kiss under the mistletoe?
It is a symbol of fertility and is considered an aphrodisiac
What ingredients contribute to fruit cake lasting so long after christmas?
the sugar and alcohol in the cake is a preservative
How did Saint Nicholas begin the stocking stuffing tradition?
He gave 3 poor sisters a gold coin in their stocking
This Christmas song inspired a truce during WW1, when German and English troops saw a christmas tree and began to sing the song
Silent Night