Merry Music
"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby, with over 50 million copies sold
What was the first company that used Santa Claus to advertise their goods?
Coca-Cola
1931
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when Kevin is left behind?
Paris
"And so, I'm offering this simple phrase to kids from one to ______"
92
"The Christmas Song"
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
In "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," what Christmas dish is demanded by the singers?
Figgy Pudding
A moist cake full of dried fruit that tastes similar to plum pudding.
Collard greens are one of the dishes commonly eaten during Kwanzaa. What does the dish symbolize?
Good fortune
What famous event takes places at the beginning of Miracle on 34th Street?
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
"Oh, the fire is slowly dying. And, my dear, we're still _________"
good-bye-ing
"Let it Snow"
Three of Santa's reindeer have names beginning with the letter "D." What are their names?
Dancer, Dasher, and Donner
Which popular Christmas song was originally intended for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells
Buddy and his fellow elves try to stick to what four main food groups?
Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup
What winter activity are the characters doing in the opening scene of A Charlie Brown Christmas?
Ice skating
"There'll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting, and _____."
caroling out in the snow
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
The Christmas Mountains and North Pole Stream are located in which country?
Canada
The Christmas Mountains are part of the Appalachian Mountain Range in New Brunswick. The ten peaks are named North Pole Mountain, Mount St. Nicholas, and the eight latter names commemorate Santa Claus's reindeer as named in the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore.
In the song, "Twelve Days of Christmas," what did the true love give on the 7th day?
Seven swans a-swimming
In which country is KFC a popular Christmas meal?
Japan
Bumble and Yukon Cornelius are characters in what classic Christmas television special?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
"Your brain is full of spiders. You've got garlic in your soul, Mr. Grinch. I wouldn't touch you with a _____"
thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole!
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
What is the name of the 9th candle on a menorah, which is used to light the other 8?
In what year did The Nutcracker ballet premier in St. Petersburg, Russia?
1892
What is sufganiyah?
A traditional Hanukkah jelly-filled donut that is deep-fried in oil.
What is the name of George Bailey's guardian angel in It's a Wonderful Life?
Clarence Odbody
"Said the _______ to the _______, do you hear what I hear?"
little lamb, shepherd boy
"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
What is the name of the Zuni and Hopi Native American tribal celebration of the Winter Solstice?
Soyal
It will be celebrated on Thursday, December 22nd this year. Participants ceremonially bring the sun back from its long slumber, marking the beginning of another cycle of the Wheel of the Year.