Holiday Songs
In his original 1943 recording of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, Bing Crosby crooned, “Christmas Eve will find me…” here.
What is "Where the love light gleams?"
This holiday is the oldest holiday in recorded history, being celebrated by the Babylonians over 4000 years ago.
What is celebrating the arrival of a new year?
The Sami, the indigenous people of northern Finland, Sweden, and Norway, celebrate this sun goddess by sacrificing white reindeer to ensure the sun returns to their region the following year.
Who is "Beiwe?"
Residents of this country decorate their Christmas trees with spiderwebs, meant to symbolize good luck.
What is Ukraine?
A baby animal is laughed at and called names until his special power saves Christmas.
What is "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?"
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
What is "Eggnog?"
This country has had a tradition of eating KFC for Christmas since 1974.
What is Japan?
Celebrated on December 8th this Buddhist holiday celebrates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama upon awakening under this type of tree.
What is the Bodhi tree?
This devil-like figure punishes children on the naughty list in Austria.
Who is Krampus?
A man commits manslaughter in front of his child and gets a new job.
What is "The Santa Clause?"
Spotify has a playlist featuring 100 different versions of this holiday bop, which was originally written and recorded in 1984 by Brit Pop duo Wham!
What is "Last Christmas?"
In this Mexican city, residents carve nativity scenes out of radishes on December 23rd.
What is Oaxaca?
This Roman Gods Festival was celebrated with gift giving, feasting and being joyful.
What is Saturnalia?
This undead horse is paraded through South Wales at holiday time.
Who is Mari Lwyd?
An abandoned child with a congenital heart defect takes revenge on the town that ridiculed him.
What is "How the Grinch Stole Christmas?"
In “A Holly, Jolly Christmas,” singer Burl Ives suggests that you say hello to these two classifications of people.
What is "Everyone you know and everyone you meet?"
On Christmas Eve in Iceland, each family member receives this.
What is a book?
Founded in 1966, this secular holiday's name means first fruit and a fruit tree is often a part of the displays.
What is Kwanzaa?
This doll causes mischief and also watches children and reports their behavior back to the North Pole.
What is Elf on the Shelf?
When a child travels to an unknown location, he is stalked by criminals who want revenge.
What is "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York?"
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” features this Christmas song composed especially for the show, with lyrics written on the back of an envelope in ten minutes by the show’s producer.
What is "Christmas Time Is Here?"
This children's toy has letters inscribed that form the initials of the phrase "A great miracle happened here."
What is a dreidel?
Celebrated December 13, this holiday celebrates a 3rd-century martyr from Syracuse, Sicily, who brought food and light to persecuted Christians hiding in a series of catacombs.
What is "Saint Lucy's Day?"
This huge and vicious cat that is said to lurk in the snowy Icelandic countryside during the Christmas season and eat people who do not receive new clothing before Christmas Eve.
Who is the Yule Cat?
A narcissistic TV exec is kidnapped multiple times and forced to witness multiple tragedies that he caused, culminating in a man's death.
What is "Scrooged?"