Alternative Winter Holidays
This winter holiday, celebrated in the African-American culture was created by activist Maulana Karenga, and is said to include a harvest feast similar to Thanksgiving.
What is Kwanzaa?
In "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," Grandma had been drinking too much of this holiday beverage.
What is eggnog?
This 1964 sci-fi film featuring Old St. Nick is widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made.
What is "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians?"
In the 1964 classic, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" this was the name of Rudolph's faithful elf companion.
What was Hermey?
This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996.
What is "Tickle Me Elmo?"
This eight day festival of light is one of the best known and most celebrated winter holidays in the world.
What is Hanukkah?
This 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist and one of the most-selling singles in music history.
What is "All I Want for Christmas is You?"
This word for the Christmas season actually derives from an ancient Germanic pagan holiday.
What is "Yuletide?"
In the movie "A Christmas Story" this was the name of the next door neighbors whose dogs ate the Christmas turkey.
What was "Bumpus?"
Having sold 75 billion "bricks" this toy was declared the best selling toy of the century in 2000
What is the Lego?
The percentage of Americans who claim to celebrate a winter holiday other than Christmas, or no winter holiday at all.
What is fifteen percent?
In Bing Crosby's 1943 recording of "I'll be Home for Christmas" he croons "Christmas Eve will find me"...here.
What is "where the love light gleens?"
The song "Jingle Bells" was originally sung in reference to this non-Christmas holiday.
What is Thanksgiving?
This role of Scrooge in the 1992 "A Muppet Christmas Carol" was played by this two-time Academy Award-winning British actor.
Who is Michael Caine?
Who was Teddy Ruxpin?
Hannukkah celebrates the miracles of the Maccabees in this century.
What is the second?
In the Christmas carol "The Little Drummer Boy" these barnyard animals kept the time.
What are the "Ox and Lamb?"
The oddball tradition of hanging an ornament depicting this food hidden on the Christmas tree has unknown origins.
What is a pickle?
This holiday movie, a sequel, includes a cameo appearance by Donald J. Trump.
What is "Home Alone 2?"
This trend rears its head periodically, as kids growing into teens opt for activity rather than objects.
What is destination Christmases?
Diwali is a festival of lights celebrating light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge of ignorance in this religion.
What is Hindu?
This ex-Beatle and Knighted Brit wrote and recorded "Wonderful Christmastime" in 1980, for his second solo album.
Who is Paul McCartney?
This odd couple recorded the song "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" in 1977.
Who were Bing Crosby and David Bowie?
This 2004 animated Christmas feature was an adaptation of an illustrated storybook by Christ Von Allsburg, also the author of "Jumanji."
What is "The Polar Express?"
This object was traditionally found in stockings, before a wealthier population found toys and other things with which to stuff stockings.
What is an orange