Christmas in Film
This 1990 film features Kevin McCallister defending his home from the "Wet Bandits"
What is Home Alone?
Santa's red suit if often trimmed in this colour.
What is white?
Leaving out these two items for Santa is a common Christmas Eve tradition.
What are milk and cookies?
"Jingle all the way" is a lyric from this famous tune.
What is "Jingle Bells"?
The Bible describes Mary riding on this animal for her journey to Bethlehem.
What is the Bible doesn't actually say?
(although it is likely she rode a donkey)
In How the Grinch Stole, this town's residents love Christmas more than anything.
What is Whoville?
The modern idea of Santa is inspired by this man, who lived over 1,700 years ago.
Who is Saint Nicholas?
This plant, associated with kisses, has white berries and is hung in the doorways.
What is mistletoe?
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" mentions that Rudolph "went down in" this.
What is history?
The Bible says that Mary and Joseph relocated to this country sometime after his birth.
What is Egypt?
In the Polar Express, the train's destination is this magical place.
What is the North Pole?
Traditional lore lists this number of Santa's reindeer (not including Rudolph).
What is eight?
This country is famous for its wooden nutcrackers and Christmas markets, especially in towns like Nuremberg.
What is Germany?
This song describes a snowman who might "marry you" if you hurry.
What is "Winter Wonderland"?
The Bible describes this many magi, or wisemen, visiting baby Jesus.
What is the Bible doesn't specify?
(landed on three in most narratives because of three gifts)
In A Christmas Story, Ralphie wants this specific gift more than anything.
What is a Red Ryder BB gun?
According to the poem A Visit from St.Nicholas, this reindeer's name comes right after "Donner."
Who is Blitzen?
In the UK, people pull these festive objects that contain small toys or jokes.
What are Christmas crackers?
In "The Twelve Days of Christmas," these birds are given on the sixth day.
What are six geese-a-laying?
The Bible specifically states that the wisemen came and visited Jesus, this many days after he was born.
What is the Bible doesn't say?
(although it is believed to be within or up to two years after)
This classic Christmas movie features a guardian angel named Clarence who helps George Bailey.
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
This species of deer shares the same scientific name, Rangifer tarandus, with Reindeer.
What is Caribou?
In Canada, letters to Santa can be addressed to this postal code, where volunteers reply to kids each year.
What is H0H 0H0?
This Christmas song tells of a king who "looked out on the Feast of Stephen."
What is "Good King Wenceslas"?
The Bible describes the baby Jesus being born in this month of the year.
What is the Bible don't say?
(definitely wasn't December)