Christmas Traditions
Thanks to a wildly successful advertising campaign in the 1970s, this fast food brand is now eaten all across Japan during Christmas.
What is Kentucky Fried Chicken?
Reindeer, which can be found across the Arctic tundra, Greenland, Scandinavia, Russia, Alaska, and Canada, are known by this other name in North America.
What is caribou?
This musical starts and ends on Christmas— raising the question of how to measure a year in the lives of 8 New York City-based artists and bohemians.
What is Rent?
On Christmas Day in 1776, George Washington led the Continental Army in a treacherous crossing across this river, in order to launch a surprise attack on the Hessians.
What is the Delaware River?
"Attaboy, Clarence!" Jimmy Stewart contemplates suicide in this 1946 Christmas classic, but luckily for him, a guardian angel is sent to show him just how wonderful life can be.
What is "It's a Wonderful Life"?
It's Christmas tradition to kiss underneath this poisonous plant, which was once supposedly used by the Norse god Loki to kill his rival Baldr.
What is mistletoe?
In Friends, Ross dresses up as this animal mascot in order to teach his son Ben about Hanukkah.
What is the Holiday Armadillo?
Judy Garland was the first person to record this Christmas carol, which would become one of Frank Sinatra's biggest hits.
This Frankish warrior king, called the "Father of Europe", was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800 AD.
Who is Charlemagne?
Jack Skellington goes up against this ghostly villain in Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas.
Who is Oogie Boogie?
The figure of Santa Claus originates with this Norse deity, who rode an 8-legged horse named Sleipnir.
Who is Odin?
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave me two of these birds, which are Britain's only migratory pigeon, and are now on the verge of extinction.
What is a turtle dove?
George Michael gave this away in the hit Wham! song, Last Christmas, only to have it thrown away the very next day.
What is my heart?
During WWI, British, French, and German troops called a spontaneous ceasefire on Christmas Eve of this year, crossing the battlefield to shake hands, sing carols, and even exchange presents.
When is 1914?
Olivia Hussey fights off a psychotic killer in this Christmas slasher classic from 1974.
What is Black Christmas?
This Roman festival was the precursor to Christmas, and was celebrated with a massive public banquet, followed by private gift giving, constant partying, and a carnival atmosphere where masters served their slaves.
What is Saturnalia?
Down under in Australia, the legend goes that this animal, and not reindeer, pull Santa's sleigh.
What are kangaroos?
This Queen song reached the Christmas number one spot in 1975 and 1991.
What is Bohemian Rhapsody?
In 1968, this space shuttle spent Christmas Day orbiting the moon— in the first ever manned spacecraft to leave Earth's gravitational pull.
What is Apollo 8?
This Christmas-set cop action movie from 1987 spawned a highly successful franchise.
What is Lethal Weapon?
What is Wales?
It's a Czech tradition to eat this animal on Christmas Day— an animal which a young Nana indulged in, and still gets made fun of for to this day.
What is a snail?
In Have a Holly Jolly Christmas, the singer invites the audience to have a cup of this beverage.
What is cheer?
The War of 1812 was ended on Christmas Eve, 1814, with this treaty, named for the Belgian city it was signed in.
What is Ghent?
In 2003's Elf, Will Ferrell plays a human adopted by Christmas elves, who name him "Buddy" after a brand of this item he's found with.
What are diapers?