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In the 4th century, this Pope officially declared December 25th as the date to celebrate Christmas. 

Pope Julius 1

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This scale is used to measure wind chill

wind chill index

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It's a Wonderful Life is set in this fictional town

Bedford Falls

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This Christmas song was first introduced in the movie Holiday Inn

White Christmas

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This holiday beverage was once banned in Puritan New England

Eggnog

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This European country banned Christmas celebrations under Oliver Cromwell

England

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This term describes snow that is blown across the ground by strong winds

ground blizzard

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A Christmas Story was directed by...

Bob Clark

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The Nutcracker was composed by...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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This country donates the Christmas tree displayed annually in Trafalgar Square, London

Norway

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This Christmas tradition was popularized by Prince Albert after appearing in an 1848 illustration

Decorating a Christmas tree

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This type of cloud is most often associated with heavy snowfall

Nimbostratus

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Ralphie desperately wants this specific gift in the movie, A Christmas Story

A Red Ryder BB gun

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"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire" is a lyric in this holiday song

The Christmas Song

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What was depicted on the first Christmas stamp issued in the United States? 

Santa Claus (1962)

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This Catholic season begins four Sundays before Christmas

Advent

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This phenomenon causes colorful lights in the winter night sky near the poles

Aurora Borealis

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The setting for this 2003 holiday film was largely inside an airport terminal

Love Actually

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This Christmas carol was originally written in Lain as Corde natus ex Parentis

Of the Father's Love Begotten

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This Christmas decoration originated as a way to ward off evil spirits

Hanging bells

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In this European country, children place their boots outside on December 5 so they can be filled with treats by St. Nicholas.

Netherlands
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This is the name for the boundary where warm and cold air masses meet during winter storms

weather front

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This actor played the lead role in The Santa Clause trilogy

Tim Allen

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The record for most-streamed Christmas song belongs to this artist

Mariah Carey

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This Scandinavian holiday figure is believed to protect farms during winter

The Nisse

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