Christmas Around the World
In Japan, this fast food restaurant is commonly eaten at as a Christmas Tradition.
“Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the ___.”
What is way?
In this 1966 animated TV special, a young boy learns the meaning of friendship and sharing when a train leaves him behind at the North Pole.
What is The Polar Express?
This sport is played on ice with a puck and sticks?
What is ice hockey?
This baked treat is traditionally left out for Santa on Christmas Eve.
What is cookies?
In Mexico, a festive celebration leading up to Christmas includes breaking this decorated clay container filled with candy.
What is a piñata?
“Rockin’ around the Christmas tree, at the Christmas ___ hop.”
What is party?
In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Kevin needs to grab this item from the bathroom his uncle is showing in.
What is a tie?
This winter sport involves sliding down a snowy hill on a board or small sled.
What is tobogganing? (or sledding)
This warm, spiced beverage, popular in Mexico and Central America, is made from cocoa, cinnamon, and sometimes chili, traditionally served during the Christmas season.
What is Mexican hot chocolate / champurrado?
In Sweden, this festival on December 13 celebrates a young girl bringing light to the darkness.
What is St. Lucia Day?
“Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, when we finally kiss goodnight", how does the singer describe the weather?
What is cold?
In "A Year Without Santa Claus" what does the mayor demand in order to believe in Santa Claus?
What is snow in Southtown, U.S.A?
This Olympic sport involves gliding on ice while performing jumps, spins, and footwork.
What is figure skating?
This Scandinavian dessert, made of rice, milk, and sugar, is often served with a hidden almond; the person who finds it is said to receive good luck for the year.
What is rice pudding/risgrynsgröt?
In this South American country, the tradition of “El Niño Dios” involves children placing figurines of the Christ child under the tree on December 24th.
What is Mexico?
“This song begins: ‘City sidewalks, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style,’ what comes next in the second line?”
What is "In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas" (from Silver Bells)?
In the original Home Alone, Kevin uses this gangster movie on VHS to scare off burglars.
What is Angels with Filthy Souls?
This sport emphasized endurance over a long distance through snowy terrain.
What is cross-country skiing?
In the UK, these festive items are pulled apart with a “snap” during Christmas dinner.
What are Christmas Crackers?
In this Central European country, children celebrate Christmas by placing hay under their tablecloth, symbolizing the manger where Jesus was born.
What is Czech Republic?
What is the wish of Barney and Ben in “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,”?
What is a pair of Hopalong boots and a pistol that shoots?
What does Buddy the Elf's father in the 2003 movie Elf do?
What is a children's book publisher?
This sport, originating in Norway, has athletes racing down steep, icy tracks lying face-first on a small sled.
What is luge?
This spiced, boiled wine is a traditional holiday drink in many European countries.
What is mulled wine / glögg?