“You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!”
A Christmas Story
The year was 1958... and the creation was that of Ruth Handler.
Barbie
He shorts out the entire city's power supply to decorate his house properly.
Clark Griswold (Christmas Vacation)
Just outside of Fairbanks and close to the Arctic Circle.
The North Pole, Alaska
They say you can hear her defrosting as soon as it hits September.
Mariah Carey
“Merry Christmas, you filthy animal.”
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1932-- Came from the Danish words “LEg GOdt”, meaning “play well.”
Lego
Karen tries desperately to save him from melting before he can reach the North Pole.
Frosty the Snowman
You can see Mickey, Minnie, and Winnie, just to name a few.
Disneyland
Her Christmas song "Christmas Tree Farm" seems to have routinely fallen under the radar.
Taylor Swift
“And we’re going to have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas.”
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Released in 1989-- an 8-bit handheld console that supported interchangeable cartridges.
Gameboy
An NYPD detective that saves the day via air vents and rooftops.
John McClane (DieHard)
50 North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
Temple Square
He sings this Irving Berlin-penned ’40s number... ya know... just like the ones we used to know.
Bing Crosby
“We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup.”
Elf
Born in 1968-- they were cooler and performed better than anything else on the market.
Hot Wheels
He grows dispirited with the daily routine of monsters and ghouls in Halloween Town.
Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Considered the world's oldest Christmas town
Nuremberg, Germany
She was just 13-years-old when she sang this easy-on-the-ear rock ’n’ roll tune.
Brenda Lee
“You’re skipping Christmas! Isn’t that against the law?”
Christmas with the Kranks
Released in 2001-- they were touted as having “a passion for fashion.”
Bratz Dolls
The mogwai gifted to Billy for Christmas?
Gizmo (Gremlins)
The official hometown of Santa Claus
Rovaniemi, Finland
Not White, but Blue... he adds some characteristic swagger to this cover of the 1948 country original.
Elvis Presley