know your holiday
What real-life person is Santa Claus based on?
Christian Bishop St. Nicholas
What is roasting on an open fire in "The Christmas Song"?
Chestnuts
What Christmas carol is considered the most recorded song in history?
Silent Night
Max
What quality was Saint Nicholas known for?
His generosity and kindness
What is the name of the figure in Australian folklore who punishes naughty children at Christmas?
Krampus
What fruit was traditionally put in Christmas stockings in the 19th century?
Elvis isn't going to have a white Christmas, he's going to have a..?
In A Christmas Story, what gift does Ralphie desperately want?
A Red Ryder BB Gun
What is the name of the period of preparation and anticipation for the celebration of Christ's birth?
Advent
When was Christmas declared a federal holiday in the US?
1870
What is figgy pudding?
A type of fruit cake
In which country was Silent night first performed?
Austria
In the first Home Alone, Kevins family abandon him to go where?
Paris
What is traditionally hidden in Christmas pudding?
What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?
Coca-Cola
What is another name for eggnog?
milk punch
What is the English title of the Latin carol "Adeste Fideles"?
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Which Hollywood actor voiced 6 different roles in The Polar Express?
Tom Hanks
Spell Scrooge's first name in A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer
What country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Germany
KFC has become a traditional Christmas dinner in what country?
Japan
Recite the first 10 gifts from The Twelve Days of Christmas
10 Lords Leaping, 9 Ladies Dancing, 8 Maids Milking, 7 Swans Swimming, 6 Geese Laying, 5 Golden Rings, 4 Calling Birds, 3 French Hens, 2 Turtledoves, a partridge in a pear tree
How many ghosts appear in A Christmas Carol?
Four: Jacob Marley, Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Yet to Come
Recite the first verse of Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
Rockin' around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see, every couple tries to stop