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A Christmas Songbook
World of Christmas
Christmas Customs
The Night Before Christmas
Christmas Category
100
They're the 4 words that precede "All is calm, all is bright"
What is 'silent night, holy night'?
100
For 9 days before Christmas, Latin American children try to break open these colorful paper figures containing candy
What is pinatas?
100
Legend says enemies who met under a branch of this would drop their weapons & embrace; now we kiss under it
What is mistletoe?
100
"The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of" these "danced in their heads"
What is sugarplums?
100
They're the 2 traditional colors of christmas
What are red and green?
200
Santa Claus is comin' to town & he's making a list, checking it twice & splitting kids into these 2 groups
What is naughty and nice?
200
In the Low Countries, St. Nicholas arrives to deliver presents on a boat from this Iberian country
What is Spain?
200
It rivals the turkey as the preferred bird at English Christmas feasts
What is goose?
200
"Mamma in" this "and I in my cap, had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap"
What is her kerchief?
200
In the U.S. we say "Merry Christmas"; in Italy, "Buon Natale" & in Mexico, this
What is feliz navidad?
300
This bell time is "a swell time to go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh"
What is jingle bell time?
300
In Great Britain, this woman gives a special Christmas Day message on TV
What is the queen?
300
Christmas is now quite popular in this Asian country where the Christmas greeting is "Meri Kurisumasu!"
What is Japan?
300
St. Nick's reindeer were "more rapid" than these large birds
What is eagles?
300
Served in a large bowl, this holiday drink derives its name from Old Norse for "be healthy"
What is wassail?
400
This song has you sing, "Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum" over & over again
What is The little drummer boy?
400
Rather than stockings, French children put these in front of the fireplace so "Pere Noel" can fill them with gifts
What is shoes?
400
This other name for a nativity scene comes from Old French for "manger" or "crib"
What is creche?
400
"He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with" these 2 items
What is ashes and soot?
400
For many the Christmas season lasts until this festival on January 6
What is epiphany?
500
"The children say" this cold-hearted guy "could laugh and play just the same as you and me"
What is frosty the snowman?
500
In Sweden the Christmas season begins on December 13, this saint's day
What is St. Lucia?
500
A treasured history tradition in New York City is ice-skating beneath the giant Christmas tree in this plaza
What is Rockafeller plaza?
500
St. Nick exclaimed, "'ere he drove out of sight, 'Happy Christmas to all'" & this
What is "and to all a good night"?
500
It's believed this Christmas classic is the most frequently performed ballet in history
What is the nutcracker?