Holly-wood
This 1990's box-office smash made the McCallister family home a popular tourist destination
Home Alone
What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
In this country, Nikolaus travels by donkey in the middle of the night on December 6 (Nikolaus Tag) and leaves little treats like coins, chocolate, oranges and toys in the shoes of good children
Germany
The actor who played six different roles in The Polar Express
Tom Hanks
There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories of
Christmases long, long ago
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Andy Williams
Canada, The U.K., and most other Commonwealth countries officially celebrate the day after Christmas as this holiday
Boxing Day
In the movie It’s A Wonderful Life, this happened every time a bell rang.
An angel got its wings
A pair of Hopalong boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Barney and Ben
Dolls that'll talk and will go for a walk
Is the hope of Janice and Jen
And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again
"It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas"
In Ukraine, Christmas tree ornaments usually include at least one of these. The strange custom is credited to an old fairy tale about a widow who was too poor to buy ornaments for her Christmas tree.
Spider Webs
Rudolph's elf friend in the 1964 movie Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Hermey
"Merry Christmas" I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying "I love you", I meant it
Now I know what a fool I've been
But if you kissed me now, I know you'd fool me again
"Last Christmas" by Wham!
As the clock chimes midnight to ring in the New Year, a Spanish tradition involves eating twelve of these - one for each chime
Grapes
The real-life department store Miracle on 34th Street is based on
Macy's
Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow
And I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey
This food gives the Noche de rábanos its name (celebrated every 23rd December in Mexico).
Radish; Noche de rábanos is Night of the Radishes when Mexican craftsmen create carvings from root vegetables.
They track Santa’s location on Christmas Eve
NORAD – North American Aerospace Defense Command