A famous holiday tune asks, "Do you hear what I hear?" and speaks of bringing gifts to honor this baby.
Who is Jesus?
This 1990 film features an 8-year-old boy defending his home from burglars with elaborate traps.
What is Home Alone?
These red and green candies, often used to decorate gingerbread houses, are small, round, and chewy.
This day, known for massive discounts and long lines, officially kicks off the Christmas shopping season in the United States.
What is Black Friday?
Santa Claus’s laugh is famously described with this three-word phrase.
What is "ho ho ho"?
Ralphie’s dad won his "major award" by entering one of these contests, often advertised in newspapers.
What is a sweepstakes?
This 18th-century Christmas carol, featuring the words “Joyful and triumphant,” is also known by its Latin title Adeste Fideles.
What is O Come, All Ye Faithful?
This animated TV special from 1966 features a green grump who tries to steal Christmas from Whoville.
What is How The Grinch Stole Christmas?
These spicy, star-shaped cookies flavored with molasses and cinnamon are a holiday classic.
What are gingerbread cookies?
A popular Christmas gift, this allows the recipient to choose their own present from a specific store or online retailer.
What is a gift card?
According to legend, Santa enters homes through this unexpected route.
What is the chimney?
Ralphie’s Christmas dream centers on this specific BB gun model.
What is the Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle?
The holiday classic Silent Night was originally written in this language.
What is German?
This Tim Burton film tells the story of Jack Skellington, who tries to take over Christmas.
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
This Italian Christmas cake, known for its dome shape and fluffy texture, is often filled with dried fruits and candied peel.
What is panettone?
This tradition, where shoppers purchase gifts for a stranger in need, often involves a wish list hanging from a tree.
What is Angel Tree or a Giving Tree?
This historical figure, a 4th-century bishop in what is now Turkey, inspired the legend of Santa Claus.
Who is Saint Nicholas?
Ralphie’s friends escalate the dare to this level, making it impossible for Flick to refuse.
What is a "triple dog dare"?
The song Carol of the Bells is based on a Ukrainian folk chant with this title.
What is Shchedryk?
This movie features a New York department store Santa claiming he’s the real Kris Kringle.
What is Miracle on 34th Street?
This German holiday bread, made with marzipan and dusted with powdered sugar, dates back to the 15th century.
What is stollen?
According to the National Retail Federation, this demographic group, aged 25-34, spends the most on holiday shopping each year.
Who are Millennials?
In some stories, Santa’s workshop is hidden under this type of ice structure at the North Pole.
What is a glacier (or ice cap)?
Ralphie tries to cover his tracks by blaming this friend for teaching him the bad word.
Who is Schwartz?
The melody of O Holy Night was composed by Adolphe Adam, but the original French lyrics were written by this poet.
Who is Placide Cappeau?
In The Holiday, two women swap homes for Christmas, one in Los Angeles and the other in this English countryside region.
What is the Cotswolds?
Traditionally eaten on Epiphany in France, this almond-flavored tart includes a hidden charm or trinket.
What is galette des rois (King Cake)?
In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge could have saved money by shopping at this store, whose slogan was "Never knowingly undersold" until it retired in 2022.
What is John Lewis?
This lead elf is sometimes named in stories as the manager of Santa’s workshop.
Who is Bernard (or head elf)?
Ralphie utters the infamous "Oh fudge!" after dropping this item.
What is a lug nut?