Traditions
These are hung on fireplaces to receive gifts.
Stockings
What colour is mistletoe?
The berries are red and the leaves are green.
Who is the pessimistic green character in every Christmas movie?
The Grinch
What is the most common ingredient in any Christmas dinner in the US?
Turkey
What is the tradition if you happen to be under the mistletoe?
You have to kiss someone. If you refuse to do so bad luck will befall the person who said no.
Who is the famous popstar singer who wrote the Christmas song 'All I Want for Christmas'?
Mariah Carey.
This is the name of the animal in the famous Christmas carol 'Rudolph the red-nose_____________'
Reindeer
What is the star vegetable in any Christmas dinner in the UK?
Brussels sprouts.
What is celebrated on 26th Dec in the UK?
Boxing Day
These are the two most popular Christmas colours after red or green.
Gold and silver.
What is the name of the three men which come to visit baby Jesus?
The three wise men.
Name two vegetables that are always part of Christmas dinner in the UK?
Brussels sprouts, carrots, roast potatoes, parsnips.
What day is celebrated in the UK: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or both?
Christmas Day. Christmas Eve is the time for last-minute shopping and cooking, present-wrapping and maybe a drink in the pub.
The Christmas song The Little Drummer Boy is originally Spanish. True or False?
False. It was "The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a Czechoslovakian popular Christmas song written by American composer Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. It was first recorded in 1951 by the Austrian Trapp Family, the song was further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry Simeone Chorale, which is the version we know today.
Who are Santa Claus' helpers?
Elves (an elf-elves)
Name at least three ingredients of the famous Christmas pudding.
almonds, apples, candied peel, nutmeg, raisins, flour, brown sugar, eggs and 2 tbsp brandy or cognac.
What day is Hogmanay celebrated in Scotland?
New Year's Eve (31st December).
What Christmas song was made word-wide famous by Jose Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer?
Feliz Navidad (1970)
Where does Santa Claus live?
In the North Pole
People in the UK also eat 12 grapes on New Years' Eve. True or False?
False.