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Grandma got run over by a reindeer, walking home from our house Christmas Eve. You can say there’s no such thing as Santa…
but as for me and Grandpa, we believe
Which country is most often credited with starting the modern Christmas tree tradition?
Germany
A young boy is accidentally left behind when his family flies to Paris, and he has to defend his house from two incompetent burglars using ridiculous booby traps.
Home Alone
I stand in a village with walls you can eat,
My windows are sugar, my roof is a treat.
Frosting and candy keep everything tight,
Take just one bite and I lose all my might.
What am I?
A gingerbread house
Under which president did Christmas become a national holiday?
President Ulysses S. Grant
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. There’ll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting…
and caroling out in the snow
Which African American cultural holiday, created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, is celebrated from December 26 to January 1?
Kwanzaa
A boy boards a magical train in the middle of the night that takes children to the North Pole, where belief in Santa is put to the test.
The Polar Express
I spin on a table, I fall on my side,
Letters decide if you win chocolate pride.
Eight nights I’m played with laughter and cheer,
A tiny toy that appears once a year.
What am I?
A dreidel
In what country did the tradition of eating KFC for Christmas dinner become a popular custom starting in the 1970s?
Japan
Santa tell me if you’re really there, don’t make me fall in love again…
if he won't be here next year
In which country is it traditional to hide brooms on Christmas Eve so witches and spirits cannot steal them?
Norway
A London-set film follows multiple overlapping love stories at Christmastime, including a Prime Minister, a heartbroken writer, a rock star, and a kid learning drums.
Love, Actually
With eight bright nights I chase off gloom,
Each little flame lights up the room.
A miracle of oil is the story I tell,
As every new candle begins to swell.
What am I?
A menorah
In China, which zodiac animal is associated with the Lunar New Year that begins the 12‑year cycle?
The Rat
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose. Yuletide carols being sung by a choir…
What winter event in Mexico involves processions that reenact Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter before Jesus’s birth?
Las Posadas
A curmudgeonly man with a long beard lives at the North Pole and tells the story of how a toymaker became the legendary gift-bringer.
Klaus
I mark an end but also a start,
With fireworks bursting like beating hearts.
People count down and shout out loud,
I’m just one moment, but I draw a crowd.
What am I?
New Year's countdown on NYE
In Italy, what sweet, dome-shaped bread filled with fruit is a traditional Christmas dessert?
Panettone
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style. In the air there’s a feeling…
of Christmas
What is the name of the special candleholder used during Kwanzaa, and how many candles does it hold?
The kinara - 7 candles
In this stop-motion musical, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town becomes obsessed with Christmas and decides to take over Santa’s job.
The Nightmare before Christmas
I’m not quite a reindeer and not quite a star,
Yet I brighten the sky from a distance afar.
I once led some travelers over the sands,
Straight to a child in a faraway land.
What am I?
Star of Bethlehem
Name all 9 of Santa's reindeers
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. And Rudolf of course.