HOLIDAY SONGS
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
What is eggnog?
Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.
What is gingerbread?
It takes more than eight million lights to decorate this “kingdom” for Christmas.
What is Disneyland?
The record for the longest running "Santa School" opened in 1937. Where is it located?
Orleans County, NY. It is an intensive 3 day training including:
How to ride a sleigh
Learning all the popular "must know" Christmas songs.
This catch 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history.
What is “All I Want for Christmas is You”?
Rather than dining on turkey, the Whos in Whoville in Dr. Seuss’s Christmas classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” enjoy this descriptively named main dish.
What is roast beast?
Who created the first strand of electric holiday lights in 1880?
Thomas Edison
What theme park holds the record for creating the largest indoor light display?
Prepare to be dazzled! Theme park Universal Studios Singapore (Singapore) created the largest light bulb indoor display at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore. Thousands of blue, green, and multi-colored Christmas lights wrapped the entire area, stunning all guests with a beautiful light display of 824,961 sparkling light bulbs! It was a spectacular attraction that left families all over the world in awe.
This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.
Who is Paul McCartney?
These are the four major food groups for elves in the Christmas film “Elf”.
What are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup?
When was the first electrically lit Christmas Tree displayed?
1882
The world's tallest snowperson is 37.21 meters tall (122 feet and 1 inch). Her name is Olympia. Where is she located?
Bethel, ME
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” features a Christmas song composed especially for the show, with lyrics written on the back on an envelope in ten minutes by the show’s producer.
What is “Christmas Time is Here”?
Christmas pies, served in many English-speaking countries, are also known by this more descriptive name, inspired by the blend of beef suet and fruit in the filling
What are mincemeat pies?
How much was the most expensive Christmas Tree decorated with lights valued at?
11 Million in Abu Dhabi
What country holds the record for the longest chain of sleds?
Over in Bramberg, Austria, a winter snow spectacle! Oberpinzgauer Fremdenverkehrsförderungs- und Bergbahnen AG (Austria) have created the longest chain of sleds ever! Consisting of 508 linked sleds, over 500 people rode down a slow slope together on one continuous sled.
The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas.”
What is “Jingle Bells”?
Consumers buy an estimated two million of these sugary Christmas loaves each year, a surprising amount for a dessert many people love to hate.
What is fruitcake?
The White House has it's own Christmas Tree lighting ceremony, a tradition started by which president in 1923?
Calvin Coolidge
What U.S. state is home the largest living cat?
The largest living cat is Hercules, an adult male liger (lion x tigress hybrid) currently housed at Myrtle Beach Safari, a wildlife reserve in South Carolina, USA. In total length, he measures 3.33 m (131 in), stands 1.25 m (49 in) at the shoulder, and weighs 418.2 kg (922 lb).
Hercules eats around 13.6 kg (30 lb) of meat – about the same weight as a two-year-old child – every day, washed down with several litres of water.