VILLAINS
The Grinch's brain is described as full of this
SPIDERS
Named after a railroad in Moscow, this rock band has produced several up-tempo pieces of Christmas music
TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
A popular Christmas plant, or pop hit released in 2011 by Justin Bieber
MISTLETOE
Refers to a situation that rapidly gains momentum, akin to a snowball increasing in size
SNOWBALL EFFECT
This location, often associated with extreme cold, is the northernmost point on Earth
THE NORTH POLE
The personification of winter
JACK FROST
This kind of bird has "gone away" in the song Winter Wonderland
BLUE BIRD
According to the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, this is the moment when Santa Claus is said to make his famous visit
MIDNIGHT
To ignore, show an unfriendly or "cold" attitude towards someone
COLD SHOULDER
In this fictional and offbeat place lives toys that are considered defective or unwanted
ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS
To defend his relatives' old house against the Sticky Bandits in Home Alone 2, Kevin McCallister constructs several booby traps. What item is used in the first trap?
A BRICK
"Peace on the earth, good will to men, from Heaven's all gracious King"
IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
In A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Future is often referred to by this other name
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS YET TO COME
"The more people at the Christmas party, the better it will be"
THE MORE THE MERRIER
The given name of a powerful and cruel sorceress, known for her rule over an eternal winter in the magical land of Narnia
JADIS
The mayor of Sombertown, known for his strict ban on toys
BURGERMEISTER MEISTERBURGER
The song Do You Hear What I Hear was inspired by this world event
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
This Christmas gift given on the "8th day of Christmas" symbolizes abundance and fertility
MAIDS A MILKING
When you place yourself in a precarious situation that may have disastrous consequences
SKATING ON THIN ICE
After visiting the newborn Jesus in Bethlehem, the Magi were warned in a dream not to return to King Herod. Instead, they traveled to this region.
THEIR OWN COUNTRY
Referred to on screen as his name, this character is credited as The Magician due to the magic in his top hat
PROFESSOR HINKLE
First performed in 1818, this carol was believed to have been played on an acoustic (guitar) due to a broken church organ
SILENT NIGHT
According to the gospel of Luke, on what day was the child given the name Jesus
EIGHTH
Something unexpected and highly improbable that you can’t quite believe has happened
A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
In this magical kingdom, a young girl named Clara is swept away to a land filled with living toys, where she watches an epic battle between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King
THE LAND OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY