Songs
This 1994 best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history
“All I Want for Christmas is You”
The role of Ebenezer Scrooch in 1992’s “A Muppet Christmas Carol” featured this two-time Academy Award-winning British actor
Michael Caine
One of the key flavors in eggnog is this aromatic spice, often sprinkled on top as a garnish.
Nutmeg
In the “Twelve Days of Christmas”, The singer’s true love gives them five of these shining pieces of jewelry on day five
Golden Rings
At Christmastime, Santa rings a bell in front of grocery stores and collects money in red kettles for this charitable organization
Salvation Army
This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.
Paul McCartney
Will Ferrell played the oversized North Pole adoptee who sets off to find his father in this 2003 Christmas classic
Elf
Consumers buy an estimated two million of these sugary Christmas loaves each year, a surprising amount for a dessert many people love to hate
Fruit Cake
Children leave this tasty treat for Santa on Christmas Eve
Milk & Cookies
This type of calendar contains pockets filled with treats, one for each day of December through Christmas Day
Advent Calendar
The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas"
“Jingle Bells”
This “Home Alone” character fends off a pair of robbers by building slapstick traps in his house
Kevin McAlister
These classic Christmas sweets begin as striped loaves before a machine pulls and twists it into thin, hook-shaped treats
Candy Canes
This popular reindeer began as a promotional character for Montgomery Ward department stores
Rudolph
A witch drops presents down chimneys in this European country’s Christmas traditions
Italy
A Charlie Brown Christmas” features a Christmas song composed especially for the show, with lyrics written on the back on an envelope in ten minutes.
“Christmas Time is Here”
Jim Carrey’s grumpy green gremlin lays siege to this town in the 2000 film “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance
Gingerbread
It takes more than eight million lights to decorate this “magic kingdom” for Christmas.
Disneyland
A Jewish festival that reaffirms the ideals of Judaism and commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem.
Hanukkah
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage
Eggnog
There is an ongoing debate online about whether this action flick starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is actually a Christmas film
Die Hard
The smooth, candy-like hard frosting used to decorate sugar cookies goes by this regal name
Royal Icing
This is the true number of Santa’s reindeer in the Christmas poem T’was the Night Before Christmas
8 (Rudolph isn’t mentioned.)
These candlelit paper lanterns are a Christmas tradition in Mexico and in the Southwestern U.S
Luminarias