Christmas Songs
Finish the lyric:
Rockin' around the Christmas tree
Let the Christmas spirit ring
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
And we'll do some _______.
caroling
Milk and Cookies
What is the most popular item to put on top of a Christmas tree?
An Angel
Which fairy tale was the first gingerbread houses inspired by?
Hansel and Gretel
Who spies on little kids and reports back to Santa?
Elf on a Shelf
Finish the lyric:
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
Comet and Cupid and ______ and ______
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all?
Donner and Blitzen
In the book/movie Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, what is the full name of the old grumpy man that had a change of heart?
Ebenezer Scrooge
(Bah Humbug!)
After red and green, what are the two most popular Christmas colors?
Silver and Gold
Which country did Eggnog originate in?
England
What was the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time?
Home Alone
Finish the lyric:
It's the __________ season of all
With those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings
When friends come to call
hap-happiest
What is the first company to use Santa Claus in an advertisement?
Coca-Cola
What do most Europeans use for Christmas tree lights?
Candles
Approximately how many turkeys are consumed every Christmas?
(+/- 2 million)
22 million turkeys
How long does it take for a tree to reach average, ideal “Christmas tree” height?
15 years
Finish the lyric:
And in case you didn't hear
Oh _______ have a holly jolly Christmas
This year
(two words)
by golly
What is Santa's real name?
Kris Kringle
(No, it's not Saint Nicholas!)
In what year were electric Christmas lights first invented?
(+/- 10 years)
1880
What date in December is National Candy Cane Day?
December 26th
What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
“White Christmas” by Bing Crosby
Finish the lyric:
A pair of hop along boots and a ______ that ______ is that wish of Barney and Ben
pistol that shoots
What country did the Gingerbread house originate in?
Germany
Which state has the tallest Christmas tree in the US this year?
California
(San Clemente)
Which president had his own special recipe for eggnog?
George Washington
Which Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?
Jingle Bells