Christmas History
According to legend, the tradition of hanging stockings dates back to Saint Nicholas. He tossed these as the first stocking stuffers.
Gold coins
These are the four major food groups for elves in the Christmas film “Elf”.
Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup
This fairy tale inspired the first gingerbread houses.
Hansel and Gretel
In this Christmas song, the narrator saw this person kissing Santa Claus under the mistletoe.
Mommy
This reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day.
Cupid
It consists of inexpensive foil now, but this glittery decoration started as strips of real silver
Tinsel
In the classic stop-motion animation Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Hermie the Elf would rather be this as an occupation.
Dentist
This traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant.
Mistletoe
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this:
This is Emma's favorite Christmas movie.
Elf
For thousands of years, Christmas trees were originally used to "light up" and celebrate this day in December.
The Winter Solstice or December 21st
This many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol.
Four
What’s the name of the satan-like creature in German mythology that scares and punishes naughty children during the holiday season?
Krampus
The color of Elvis’s suede shoes, as well as the Christmas he will have without you.
Blue
“Mele Kalikimaka” means “Merry Christmas” in this language.
Hawaiian
This President signed a proclamation declaring December 25th a national holiday on June 24th, 1870.
President Ulysses S. Grant
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
This Iron Age tradition that entails decorating a large piece of wood with candles, holly, pine cones, and a splash of wine which is then burned to ring in the new year and usher in the spring.
A Yule Log
This is the best-selling Christmas song to date.
“White Christmas” by Bing Crosby.
In an oddball tradition, an ornament shaped like this food item is hidden on the Christmas tree.
Pickle
St. Nicholas born in this modern-day country.
Turkey
This is the name of Rudolph’s girlfriend in the “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” television special.
Clarice
The bible says that baby Jesus was visited by this many wise men/Magi/kings.
It doesn't mention a number. The book of Matthew, the only gospel to mention the wise men / Magi / kings, doesn’t say how many there were. It just says that they visited the baby Jesus and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. People just assume that there were three wise men because there were three gifts.
Lucy asks Schroeder to play on this song on his piano in “A Charlie Brown Christmas”.
Jingle Bells
The name “Santa Claus” appears in the Christmas poem “T’was the Night Before Christmas” this number of times.
Zero