Christmas Music
What Classic Christmas song begins with the lyrics “You better watch out, you better not cry”?
“Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”
In the 1990 classic Home Alone, what is the name of the 8-year-old boy who is accidentally left behind when his family flies to Paris?
Kevin McCallister (played by Macaulay Culkin).
What's Nicks Favorite Christmas Food?
Gingerbread Cookies!
I am a jolly old elf with a round belly that shakes like a bowl full of jelly when I laugh.
SANTA
Santa Claus is based on a real-life historical figure from the 4th century. What was the name of this Christian bishop?
Saint Nicholas (specifically St. Nicholas of Myra, located in modern-day Turkey).
Which iconic pop star released "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in 1994, a song that now hits #1 almost every single year?
Mariah Carey
In the movie Elf, Buddy the Elf explains that elves try to stick to the four main food groups. Can you name all four?
Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.
What would be the simplest thing Nick would always ask for every Christmas?
DRUMSTICKS
I once tried to stop Christmas from coming by stealing every decoration and tree BUT my heart grew three sizes after I realized kindness is the true gift of Christmas.
The GRINCH
Where did Saint Nicholas Live ?
Turkey
The song "Jingle Bells" is a Christmas staple today, but for which American holiday was it originally written and performed?
Thanksgiving (It was originally titled "The One Horse Open Sleigh" in 1857)
In the 1983 film A Christmas Story, what is the specific reason everyone gives Ralphie for why he can't have a Red Ryder BB gun?
You'll shoot your eye out, kid!"
What is Nicks Favorite Christmas song RIGHT NOW?(Hint : Its a Christmas classic)
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Frank Sinatra cover
I traveled through the seven levels of the candy cane forest and the sea of swirly twirly gum drops to find my dad in NYC
BUDDY THE ELF
In which country did the tradition of bringing a decorated evergreen tree into the home originate during the 16th century?
Germany (The tradition is often associated with the Protestant reformer Martin Luther).
According to the Guinness World Records, what is the best-selling Christmas single of all time (and the best-selling single period)?
"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby (It has sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide).
In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Clark Griswold covers his house in a blinding amount of holiday lights. Exactly how many individual lights did he use?
25,000 lights (Which he meticulously stapled to the house, only for them not to work initially because of a light switch in the garage).
What is Nicks favorite Christmas movie?
Iron Man 3
I am a Victorian era money hungry business owner who was visited by three spirits on Christmas eve
SCROOGE
Christmas hasn't always been a formal holiday in the U.S.—it was actually banned by Puritans in the 1600s! In what year was Christmas finally declared a federal holiday in the United States?
1870 (It was declared a holiday on June 28th by President Ulysses S. Grant).
In the original 1944 version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" sung by Judy Garland, the lyrics were famously changed because they were "too sad." What was the original line that was changed to "Next year all our troubles will be out of sight"?
"It may be your last / Next year we may all be living in the past." (Garland and the director felt it was too depressing for wartime audiences).
In the original 1947 version of Miracle on 34th Street, Kris Kringle is hired to be the Macy’s Santa after he discovers the original Santa is too drunk to perform. What was that original Santa's name?
Tony (played by Percy Helton).
What is Nicks all time favorite Christmas gift that he has ever received? (Music Related)
My Zildjian Cymbals gifted to me by Stephen Paul Lenci in 2021
I am a personification of winter known for leaving ice patterns on windows and nipping at noses
Jack FROST
What Pagan Holiday was on December 25th?
The Yuel