Christmas Decor
Christmas Trees as we know them started in the 16th century when Germans started decorating their Christmas trees with these.
Ornaments
This leader of the Protestant Reformation believed that pine trees represented the goodness of God
Martin Luther
In 1822, Clement Clarke Moore, an Episcopal minister, wrote a long Christmas poem for his three daughters entitled “An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas,” more popularly known as this.
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas
In a Christmas Story, Raplhie almost shoots his eye out with this piece of weaponry.
Red Rider BB gun
This magical item brings frost the snowman to life.
A hat
The sharp leaves of this plant are thought by “Christians” to represent the crown of thorns that Jesus wore on the cross
Holly
Christmas was outlawed by puritans from 1659 to 1681. But this famous co-founder of Jamestown and love of the Pocahontas helped bring the holiday back into popularity.
Captain John Smith
Milk and Cookies are often left out for Santa. But these are also left out for his hard working reindeer.
Carrots
After being questioned by Lucy in A Charlie Brown Christmas, Linus says he will do this with his blanket when he grows up.
Turn it into a sports coat
Alvin the Chipmunk says he wants this item in the Chipmunk song.
A hula hoop
Santa once slid down the chimney to put gold for a poor family in 3 of these, which were hung by the fireplace to dry, thus sparking the classic tradition.
Stockings
After the authorship of this famous novel, people started looking towards the Catholic Church to see how Christmas would be brought back into the world.
A Christmas Carol
Coca-Cola was the company that made the modern image of Santa popular. But this competing company tried using his image to gain popularity just a decade earlier.
Pepsi-Cola
Buddy claims that these are the 4 main food groups in the movie Elf.
Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Corns, and Syrup
In the classic song The Twelve Days of Christmas, the singer claims that this person is sending them the gifts.
Their true love
The first one of these that was sold held a tiny tin sculpture of the basilica in Mariazell, Austria
Snow globe
This Pope of the Catholic Church is the one who instituted that Christmas be celebrated on the 25th of December.
Pope Julius I
James Edgar (1843 – 1909) was a businessman who has been credited with being the one who first came up with the idea of this, which has gained popularity amongst the children of the world.
Department store Santa actors
This actor plays more than 50% of the characters in The Polar Express
Tom Hanks
This beverage is what the singer tells the audience to have a cup of in “A Holly Jolly Christmas”.
A cup of cheer
If you can’t hear these ringing, you may not be a true believer.
Jingle Bells
The Christmas concept of the gift-giving saint is thought to start with a riff on this person, who is said to have been the 4th century bishop of the Lycian Greek town of Myra (now the Turkish town of Demre).
Saint Nicolas
The Claus's first name comes from a historically accurate set of stories written by James Rees in 1849. This book of stories is called “Mysteries of City Life.” In it, Mr. Rees asserts that Mrs. Claus's first name is in fact this.
Gertrude
The Grinch’s companion in How the Grinch stole Christmas is a dog named this.
Max
This is the most published Christmas hymn, allowing earth to receive her king.
Joy to the World