Film
In this film, Kevin McAllister booby-traps his house to protect against burglars after he is mistakenly left _____ _____ by his family.
What is Home Alone?
This peppermint-flavored confectionery looks an awful lot like a barbershop pole.
What is a candy cane?
There's a giant one of these festive arboreal fixtures on the New Haven Green, but you might want to get a smaller version to put presents under at home.
What is a Christmas tree?
"With angelic host proclaim
Christ is born in Bethlehem"
What is "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"?
The number of angels named in the Bible varies depending on who you ask - what's certain is that this named angel told Mary that she will give birth to Jesus.
Who is Gabriel?
This actor played a grumpy green character who, after returning Christmas to WhoVille, experienced acute hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Who is Jim Carrey?
This is frequently used to build houses in the Christmas season, though they don't last long - sometimes because icing is a poor fastener, sometimes because they're delicious.
What is gingerbread?
What is Advent?
"While fields and floods
Rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy"
What is "Joy to the World"?
"O come o come Emmanuel" - the meaning of the name Emmanuel.
What is "God with us"?
5 live action films have been made based on this Tchaikovsky ballet about a girl's magical adventures with characters such as the Mouse King, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and the title character.
What is The Nutcracker?
Milk and cookies are often left out overnight on Christmas Eve for this portly provider of presents.
Who is Santa Claus?
The tradition goes that if you behave badly then you'll wake up to find a pile of coal in this sock-shaped decoration.
What is a Christmas stocking?
"Holy infant so tender and mild"
What is "Silent Night"?
Bethlehem, the city of Jesus' birth, is often referred to as the "City of " this Biblical king, in whose lineage Jesus also happens to be.
Who is David?
It's what fills the blank in, "Merry Christmas, ________ ________!", shouted by the cast of an animated film based on the comic strip Peanuts.
What is Charlie Brown?
It's common to serve this deep red Ukrainian stew on Christmas Eve - it's not blood, it's beets!
What is borscht?
This branch of Christianity, based primarily in Egypt, celebrates Christmas according to the Julian calendar, rather than the Gregorian one - that means Christmas is on January 7th!
What is the Coptic Church? (or words to that effect)
"A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn"
What is "O Holy Night"?
These two gospels don't really devote any time to Jesus' birth but go straight to Jesus' baptism - funnily enough by someone who shares a name with one of those books. So much for Christmas.
What are John and Mark?
Though originally a critical failure, this 1946 Frank Capra film loosely based on a Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is now widely regarded as one of the best films of all time after having been released into the public domain.
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
This traditional Christmas beverage, made of milk, sugar, and an eponymous ingredient, is also sometimes known as "milk punch".
What is eggnog?
This feast day, also known as Three Kings Day, celebrates the revelation of God as incarnate in Jesus Christ - sounds like a good idea!
What is Epiphany?
"Yet in thy dark streets shineth, the everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight."
What is "O Little Town of Bethlehem"?
According to Luke, this governor of Syria initiated the census that would bring Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem.
Who is Quirinius?