Christmas
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Music
In his original 1943 recording of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, Bing Crosby crooned, “Christmas Eve will find me…” here.
Where the love light gleams
In “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, the carolers threaten to stay put until they receive this proper English dish.
Figgy pudding
Children leave this tasty treat for Santa on Christmas Eve.
Milk & Cookies
This type of calendar contains pockets filled with treats, one for each day of December through Christmas Day.
Advent Calendar
The wise men brought these three gifts for the baby Jesus, not the most useful items to give a newborn.
Gold, frankincense, and myrrh
This mythical winter sprite is nipping at your nose in “The Christmas Song.”
Jack Frost
Christmas pies, served in many English-speaking countries, are also known by this more descriptive name, inspired by the blend of beef suet and fruit in the filling
Mincemeat Pies
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
Kissing under the mistletoe
Rather than dining on turkey, the Whos in Whoville in Dr. Seuss’s Christmas classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” enjoy this descriptively named main dish.
Roast Beast
In the 1983 holiday favorite “A Christmas Story,” Ralphie’s father wins a lamp shaped like this body part as a runner-up prize from a newspaper contest.
A women's leg
The color of Elvis’s suede shoes, as well as the Christmas he will have without you.
Blue
Consumers buy an estimated two million of these sugary Christmas loaves each year, a surprising amount for a dessert many people love to hate.
Fruitcake
In which country is KFC eaten as a Christmas tradition?
Japan
This 2004 animated Christmas feature was an adaptation of an illustrated storybook by Chris Van Allsburg, the same author who created “Jumanji.”
The Polar Express
It consists of inexpensive foil now, but this glittery decoration started as strips of real silver.
Tinsel
In The Twelve Days of Christmas, lords a-leaping appear in this quantity.
10
These are the four major food groups for elves in the Christmas film “Elf”.
Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup
Popping tubes used in the U.K. to hold gifts and small treats go by this explosive name.
Christmas Crackers
The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas.”
Jingle Bells
The actor who plays long-suffering Clark Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” is this original SNL cast member.
Chevy Chase
These two barnyard beasts kept time for a humble percussionist in the Christmas carol, “The Little Drummer Boy”.
Ox and lamb
One of the key flavors in eggnog is this aromatic spice, often sprinkled on top as a garnish.
Nutmeg
These candlelit paper lanterns are a Christmas tradition in Mexico and in the Southwestern U.S.
Luminaries
December 6th
Feast of St. Nickolas
At Christmastime, Santa rings a bell in front of grocery stores and collects money in red kettles for this charitable organization.