CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
People traditionally kiss under this hanging plant at Christmas.
What is mistletoe?
In this song, riders travel in a “one-horse open sleigh.”
What is “Jingle Bells”?
This green character from Whoville tries to stop Christmas from coming.
Who is the Grinch?
This red-and-white striped treat is shaped like a hook.
What is a candy cane?
This pointed decoration is often placed at the very top of the Christmas tree and can represent the Star of Bethlehem.
What is a star?
These shiny decorations hang on Christmas trees and can be glass, plastic, or handmade.
What are ornaments?
This gentle carol describes a peaceful, holy night in Bethlehem.
What is “Silent Night”?
In this 1990 film, Kevin McCallister is accidentally left behind while his family flies to Paris.
What is “Home Alone”?
These cookies, often shaped like people, are flavored with ginger and molasses.
What are gingerbread cookies?
Many people hang this circular decoration made of evergreen branches on their front door.
What is a wreath?
The night before Christmas Day is called this.
What is Christmas Eve?
This carol features a boy who plays an instrument as his gift to the newborn King.
What is “The Little Drummer Boy”?
This movie features a boy who really wants a BB gun for Christmas, despite warnings it’s dangerous.
What is “A Christmas Story”?
This holiday drink is made with milk or cream, sugar, eggs, and spices like nutmeg.
What is eggnog?
These tiny lights, once only in white, now come in many colors and are wrapped around trees and houses.
What are Christmas lights?
This European country is widely credited with popularizing the decorated Christmas tree tradition.
What is Germany?
This carol spreads “good tidings” and demands figgy pudding.
What is “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”?
In The Polar Express, the “first gift of Christmas” is this small item from Santa’s sleigh.
What is a silver bell?
This red fruit sauce is a classic side dish with turkey at many holiday meals in the U.S.
What is cranberry sauce?
Traditionally made of paper or foil, these long, shiny strands are draped over trees to look like glittering ice.
What is tinsel?
In “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” how many drummers are drumming?
What is 12?
This Christmas carol, first published in 1818 with music by Franz Xaver Gruber and lyrics by Joseph Mohr, was originally written in German and titled “Stille Nacht.
What is “Silent Night”?
In Elf, Buddy gets a job at this department store in New York City.
What is Gimbels?
This dense holiday dessert, packed with dried fruits and nuts and often soaked in rum or brandy, is famous for being given as a gift—and sometimes joked about for lasting “forever” without going bad.
What is fruitcake?
Often red and green, this plant with star-shaped leaves is a popular Christmas decoration originally from Mexico.
What is a poinsettia?