Holiday Movies
This 1990s movie follows Kevin McCallister after he's accidentally left behind.
What is Home Alone?
These striped red-and-white sweets are often hung on Christmas trees.
What are candy canes?
This song begins with “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…”
What is The Christmas Song?
The shortest day of the year is known as this.
What is the winter solstice?
Traditionally hung by the fireplace, these are often filled with gifts or candy.
What are Christmas stockings?
Will Ferrell plays a character raised by elves in this 2003 comedy.
What is Elf?
This spicy cookie often comes shaped like a person.
What is gingerbread?
First performed by Brenda Lee in 1958, this upbeat song is often played in holiday movies and commercials.
What is Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree?
This term describes an animal that sleeps through the winter.
What is hibernation?
These red-and-green plants are often placed in homes as a Christmas decoration.
What are poinsettias?
In this holiday classic, an angle named Clarence shows a man an alternate timeline in which he was never born.
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
This warm drink is made with milk, sugar, and nutmeg and sometimes with rum.
What is eggnog?
Bing Crosby and David Bowie recorded a 1977 duet of this holiday classic.
What is Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy?
These white, hexagonal ice crystals form when water vapor in the air freezes directly onto a particle, and no two are exactly alike.
What are snowflakes?
This traditional decoration, often hung on doors or windows, is typically circular and made from evergreens, holly, berries, or pinecones to symbolize eternal life.
What is a Christmas wreath?
In this story, a creature executes a meticulously planned heist of an entire town’s holiday.
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
This rich, sweet bread from Italy, traditionally filled with candied citrus peel and raisins, has become a worldwide Christmas export, often given as a gift in a tall, domed shape.
What is panettone?
This holiday song was originally written for Thanksgiving.
What is Jingle Bells?
This type of winter storm, common in northern regions, forms when strong winds lift loose snow into the air, reducing visibility to near zero.
What is a blizzard?
This German tradition features a small evergreen tree indoors, often decorated with apples, nuts, and homemade ornaments.
What is a Christmas tree?
This stop-motion film follows an outcast reindeer whose unusual trait leads him on a journey that includes meeting a prospector, an aspiring dentist, and a land where defective toys live.
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Referenced in a famous carol, this rich steamed dessert, traditionally made with dried fruits, suet, and warm spices, was popular in Victorian England.
What is figgy pudding?
This chart topping Christmas song has won three Guinness World Records.
What is All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey?
This natural phenomenon, most commonly seen near the magnetic poles, results from charged particles from the sun interacting with Earth’s atmosphere.
What are auroras (Aurora Borealis/Australis)?
Originating in 19th-century Germany, these decorative calendars count down the days to Christmas, often with small doors revealing chocolates, toys, or Bible verses.
What are Advent calendars?