Christmas Books
In this Dr. Seuss classic, a grumpy green creature tries to steal Christmas from Whoville.
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
In this 2003 comedy, Buddy travels from the North Pole to NYC to find his biological father.
What is Elf?
The town where Jesus was born.
What is Bethlehem?
The color of Santa's suit.
What is red?
In Australia, Christmas falls during this season.
What is summer?
This Bing Crosby classic dreams of snow "just like the ones I used to know."
What is "White Christmas"?
Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts in this Charles Dickens novella.
What is A Christmas Carol?
Kevin McCallister sets booby traps for burglars in this 1990 holiday hit.
What is Home Alone?
Mary placed baby Jesus in this because there was no room at the inn.
What is a manger?
Santa enters homes through this.
What is the chimney?
In this Asian country, eating KFC has become a popular Christmas tradition.
What is Japan?
Mariah Carey's 1994 hit that dominates the charts every December.
What is "All I Want for Christmas Is You"?
This Clement Clarke Moore poem begins: "'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house..."
What is "A Visit from St. Nicholas"?
In this 1946 classic, George Bailey learns what life would be like if he'd never been born.
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
The angel who appeared to Mary to announce she would give birth to the Savior.
Who is Gabriel?
In 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Santa's belly shook "like a bowl full of" this.
What is jelly?
This European country is credited with starting the tradition of decorating Christmas trees.
What is Germany?
This song was first performed in a small Austrian church on Christmas Eve in 1818.
What is "Silent Night"?
In this children's book, a boy in pajamas takes a magical train ride to the North Pole.
What is The Polar Express?
Ralphie desperately wants a Red Ryder BB gun in this 1983 film that plays for 24 hours on TBS.
What is A Christmas Story?
These three gifts were brought to baby Jesus by the Wise Men.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
The total number of reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh, including Rudolph.
What is 9?
In Iceland, 13 of these mischievous figures visit children in the 13 nights before Christmas.
What are the Yule Lads?
According to Frank Sinatra, what is the weather like outside?
What is frightful? ("Let It Snow")
In this classic O. Henry short story, Jim sells his watch and Della sells her hair to buy Christmas gifts for each other.
What is "The Gift of the Magi"?
This 1988 action film starring Bruce Willis takes place on Christmas Eve at Nakatomi Plaza.
What is Die Hard?
This Old Testament prophet wrote: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given" (9:6).
Who is Isaiah?
Name all 8 of Santa's original reindeer from the 1823 poem.
Who are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen?
In this country, a giant Yule Goat made of straw is built each year in the town of Gävle—and often gets burned down by vandals.
What is Sweden?
This 1984 British charity single featured the lyrics "Feed the world, let them know it's Christmastime."
What is "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid?
Charlie Brown learns the true meaning of Christmas in a TV special based on characters from this Charles Schulz comic strip.
What is Peanuts?
In this 1954 musical, Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye help save a Vermont inn by staging a show for their former Army general.
What is White Christmas?
King Herod asked the Wise Men to report back after finding Jesus, but they were warned in a dream to return home by this alternative method.
What is a different route (or "another way")?
Before becoming "Santa Claus," this 4th-century Greek bishop was known for his generosity and secret gift-giving in modern-day Turkey.
Who is St. Nicholas (of Myra)?
In this Latin American tradition celebrated December 16–24, neighbors reenact Mary and Joseph's search for lodging, going door to door singing.
What are Las Posadas?
This 1957 Bobby Helms hit tells you to "start wishin' on a star" while dancing at the holiday party.
What is "Jingle Bell Rock"?
This 1939 story by Robert L. May, written for a Montgomery Ward coloring book, introduced a reindeer with a glowing red nose who saves Christmas.
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
This 2004 British romantic comedy follows multiple intertwined love stories set during the holiday season, beginning with the line "Love actually is all around."
What is Love Actually?
According to the Gospel of Luke, this Roman emperor issued the census decree that brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
This soft drink company is often credited with popularizing the modern red-suited, jolly image of Santa Claus through its 1930s advertisements.
What is Coca-Cola?
In the Netherlands, Sinterklaas arrives not from the North Pole, but from this country, accompanied by his helpers.
What is Spain?
Before Mariah's version, this song was originally written and performed by Wham! in 1984, lamenting a heartbreak from the previous year.
What is "Last Christmas"?