Christmas Movies
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Classic Christmas Literature
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Holiday Traditions Around the World
100

This 1988 action film set during a holiday party sparked debate about whether it’s a Christmas movie.

What is Die Hard?

100

Bing Crosby first sang this song in 1941, making it the best-selling single of all time.

What is White Christmas?

100

In A Christmas Carol, this ghost arrives first to warn Scrooge of his fate.

Who is Jacob Marley?

100

The NBA famously schedules a marquee lineup of games on what holiday every year.

What is Christmas Day?

100

In Japan, many families celebrate Christmas by eating this fast-food meal from Colonel Sanders.

What is FKC?

200

In Nightmare Before Christmas who is Jack Skellington’s main rival?

Who is Oogie Boogie?


200

This Jewish artist's “White Christmas” became the holiday standard.

Who is Irving Berlin?

200

The poem A Visit from St. Nicholas is better known by this title.

What is ’Twas the Night Before Christmas?

200

What NFL team has played more Christmas Day games than any other franchise.

Who are the Green Bay Packers?

200

In this country, children leave their shoes out on December 5th for St. Nicholas to fill with treats.

What is Germany?

300

In the movie Elf, Buddy goes here to find his biological father?

What is the Empire State Building?

300

First released in 1957, this Elvis Presley holiday hit has been covered by artists from Michael Bublé to Kelly Clarkson.

What is Blue Christmas?

300

A John Grisham novel about a couple who decides to skip the holidays and go on a cruise, much to the dismay of their community was adapted into this movie. 

What is Christmas with the Kranks?


300

The NHL’s annual outdoor winter showcase, first held in 2008, is called what?

What is the Winter Classic?

300

The day after Christmas in the U.K., Canada, and Australia, this holiday is often spent giving to those in need.

What is Boxing Day?

400

In The Holiday, Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet swap these for Christmas.

What are houses?

400

This song was the first broadcast from space in 1965.

What is Jingle Bells?

400

This composer wrote the ballet The Nutcracker.

Who is Tchaikovsky?

400

This college football bowl game, first held in 1979 and traditionally played around Christmas, was originally named after a tropical fruit company. What was the original name then? What is it today?

What is the Tangerine Bowl? Later called the Citrus Bowl

400

Alongside feasts and church services, These Victortian families often gathered on Christmas Eve to share these eerie and supernatural tales—a tradition referenced in A Christmas Carol.

What are ghost stories?

500

“Bah, humbug!” in a modern retelling starring Bill Murray.

What is Scrooged?

500

This frequently heard song during the holiday season never actually mentions Christmas or any specific holiday in its lyrics?

What is Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow?

500

This Hans Christian Andersen tale follows a poor girl selling matches on Christmas Eve.

What is The Little Match Girl?

500

This NBA legend holds the record for most points scored on Christmas Day.

Who is LeBron James?

500

First performed in 1818 in a small Austrian village on Christmas Eve, this peaceful hymn was accompanied by guitar because the church organ was broken.

What is Silent Night?