Xmas General
How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?
Four
This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996.
Tickle Me Elmo
It is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you.”
Mele Kalikimaka
It may sound like a composition from the Middle Ages, but this classic Christmas hymn appeared in 1843 and made its debut in 1847.
What is O holy night?
In the classic stop-motion animation Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Hermie the Elf would rather be this as an occupation.
What is a dentist?
Where was baby Jesus born?
Bethlehem
This holiday, observed in the U.K. on the day after Christmas, originated as a way for the rich to give their servants boxes of items to share with their families.
What is Boxing Day?
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who is Krampus.
This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.
Paul McCartney
This instrumental Christmastime theme from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite was also used in early versions of the video game Tetris.
What is Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?
The movie Miracle on 34th Street is based on a real-life department store. What is it?
Macy's
In his original 1943 recording of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, Bing Crosby crooned, “Christmas Eve will find me…” here.
What is where the love light gleams?
The English also refer to Santa Claus by this proper-sounding name.
Father Christmas
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”?
A witch drops presents down chimneys in this European country’s Christmas traditions.
What is Italy?
Elvis isn’t going to have a white Christmas, he’s going to have a….
Blue Christmas
In “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, the carolers threaten to stay put until they receive this proper English dish.
What is figgy pudding?
It takes this many years for a pine tree to grow to an acceptable Christmas tree height.
What is 15 years.
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
What is eggnog?
The number of lights on the Griswold house in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”
What is 25,000?
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
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?
In The Twelve Days of Christmas, lords a-leaping appear in this quantity.
What is ten?
These barnyard beasts kept time for a humble percussionist in the Christmas carol, “The Little Drummer Boy”.
What are the ox and lamb?
This office of the U.S. Armed Services tracks Santa’s voyage around the world on Christmas Eve.
What is NORAD?