Christmas Songs & Lyrics
This carol includes the line, “Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness!”
What is Hark! The Herald Angels Sing?
This Olympic sport involves athletes sliding down an icy track feet-first on a small sled, reaching speeds over 130 km/h.
What is luge?
On Christmas Day 1950, UN and South Korean forces recaptured this capital city after the Chinese advance earlier that winter.
What is Seoul?
This 1946 film follows George Bailey as he discovers his life’s impact with the help of an angel named Clarence.
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
In this country, children place their shoes outside on December 5th for Sinterklaas to fill with treats—while his helper, Zwarte Piet, may leave coal for naughty kids.
What is the Netherlands?
This song, originally by Brenda Lee, first hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 64 years after its release.
What is Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree?
In hockey, this term describes a situation where one team has more players on the ice due to an opponent’s penalty.
What is a power play?
On Christmas Eve 1968, astronauts aboard this NASA mission broadcast a live reading from the Book of Genesis while orbiting the Moon—an event seen by millions worldwide.
What was Apollo 8?
In Home Alone, this young hero defends his house from the Wet Bandits.
Who is Kevin McCallister?
In this Scandinavian country, families leave out a bowl of porridge for the household gnome known as the Nisse, who protects the farm—unless offended.
What is Denmark or Norway?
This classic Bing Crosby hit is still the best-selling single of all time, with over 50 million copies sold.
What is White Christmas?
This winter sport combines cross-country skiing with rifle shooting, requiring both endurance and precision.
What is biathlon?
On Christmas Day 1990, this country officially became the first former Soviet republic (outside the Baltics) to declare independence from the USSR.
What is Slovenia?
This stop-motion film features a red-nosed reindeer who finally finds his place leading Santa’s sleigh.
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
In this Latin American country, Christmas begins with Las Posadas, a nine-day reenactment of Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter.
What is Mexico?
In The Twelve Days of Christmas, this gift is given on the ninth day.
What are nine ladies dancing?
First introduced to the Olympics in 1998, this snowboarding event features riders performing tricks while descending through a U-shaped structure.
What is the halfpipe?
On December 26, 2004—just one day after Christmas—one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history struck, caused by a massive undersea earthquake in this ocean.
What is the Indian Ocean?
Will Ferrell plays this human raised by elves in the North Pole.
Who is Buddy?
In this East Asian country, Christmas is celebrated by many with a meal of fried chicken from KFC—a tradition dating back to a 1970s marketing campaign.
What is Japan?
The original 1951 version of this song was banned by some radio stations for being “too suggestive,” but later became a Christmas staple.
What is Baby, It’s Cold Outside?
This sport, originating in Scotland, involves sliding heavy granite stones toward a target area called the “house,” with sweeping used to control the stone’s speed.
What is curling?
On Christmas morning 2020, a massive RV explosion rocked this U.S. city’s historic district, targeting AT&T infrastructure and disrupting regional communications.
What is Nashville?
This 1954 musical stars Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye as entertainers putting on a show to save a Vermont inn.
What is White Christmas?
In this country, the Gävle Goat—a giant straw Yule goat—is erected each year, though locals often attempt to secretly burn it down despite laws prohibiting it.
What is Sweden?