Holiday Song!
What Christmas Song has the lyrics: "This year, to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special."
What is Last Christmas?
What is left out for Santa on Christmas Eve?
What are Milk and cookies
Where does Santa Claus live?
The North Pole
What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?
The Coca-Cola Company
What does Ralphie want for Christmas in "A Christmas Story?"
A Red Ryder BB Gun
Finish the song Lyric: "I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay, ____________,________!"
What is, "And when it's dry and ready, with dreidel I shall play!..."
This is used to hold the candles for Hanukkah.
What is a Menorah
What is one night?
True or False:
The United States recognizes Hanukkah as a federal holiday?
What is False?
Rockin around the christmas tree was recorded by a 13 year old, true or false?
True, in 1958 with Brenda Lee singing the festive tune
What is the most played Christmas song on Spotify?
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey
What does the word "Hanukkah" mean?
What is Dedication
Name a sweet treat enjoyed during the Christmas/Holiday season?
What is/are: Hot chocolate, Gingerbread cookies, Eggnog, etc. (multiple answers)
What does Kwanza mean?
First fruit
How many weeks does it take to film a Hallmark Christmas movie?
Only two weeks
Which Christmas song contains the lyric "Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way?"
"Rocking Around The Christmas Tree
What colors are Kwanzaa candles?
What is Green, black, and red
How old is the Grinch?
61
On Hanukkah, children are often given chocolate coins called what?
Gelt
"Eight Crazy Nights" is an animated Hanukkah movie starring which Jewish Comedian?
Adam Sandler
What is given on the 5th day of Christmas in The Twelve Days of Christmas song?
What is 5 golden rings?
What are the most popular Christmas colors?
What are red and green?
What Christmas themed ballet features the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies"?
Nutcracker
Which country created eggnog?
England
Tinsel was made from real silver, true or false?
True! in the early 1600s in Nuremberg, Germany, where people "used thin strands of real silver in their trees to reflect candlelight, as they used to put real candles in their trees." And since silver was expensive, being able to use tinsel in your tree was something of a status symbol.
What is the best-selling Christmas song ever?
"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby
For how many days is Kwanzaa celebrated?
What is Seven days?
Was Christmas always celebrated in December?
No! It used to be celebrated in the spring.
Was Christmas always legal?
No. From 1659 to 1681, anyone caught making merry in the colonies would face a fine for celebrating. By the Revolutionary War, the day had so little significance that Congress even held their first session on December 25, 1789. Christmas wasn't even proclaimed a federal holiday for almost another century, proving that the Grinch's attitude toward the holiday was alive and well long before he was.
The name of Jack Skellington's dog in A Nightmare Before Christmas.
Zero
What does "Auld Lang Syne" translate to?
"Old Long Since" or "Days of Long Ago"
What do many people call the days/time period leading up to a winter holiday, also the name of a calendar with gifts to measure these days.
What is Advent
What is the Dutch name for Santa Claus
Sinterklaas
What is the total number of candles needed for all 8 days of Hanukkah
What is 44? Each night a new candle is added to the menorah, plus a shamash, and burned all the way through. But don't worry, there is no need to count; if you buy a box it will come with 44.
Which actor played six different roles in The Polar Express?
Tom Hanks
Which group sang the song, "I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus"?
Who are The Jackson 5?
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
What is Germany
Who started the milk & cookies tradition?
The Dutch.
Which President declared Christmas a national holiday?
President Ulysses S. Grant
What is the name of the main little girl in the Grinch?
Who is Cindy Lou who?
What beverage does the singer tell the audience to have a cup of in "A Holly Jolly Christmas?"
"Have a cup of cheer"
A Jewish food that is traditionally eaten during Hanukkah?
What are Latkes?
What city did the Hanukkah story happen in?
What is Jerusalem
What country did candy canes come from?
Germany
What are the names of the two criminals who try to rob Kevin McAllister in Home Alone and Home Alone 2
Who are Harry and Marv
Finish the lyric to "Hanukkah O, Hanukkah": Oh Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah, Come light the menorah, Let’s have a party, We’ll all dance ______?"
What is ' the hora'
What days will Kwanza be celebrated this year?
What is Monday December 26 2022 to Sunday January 1st, 2023
When did Charles Dickens publish "A Christmas Carol?
1843
What president banned Christmas trees from the White House?
Theodore Roosevelt
What is the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?
The Grinch (2018)