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100

This classic holiday movie stars the older brother of the actor who plays Roman Roy in hit HBO series Succession.

Home Alone

200

This action movie, staring the actor who played a struggling boxer in hit film, Pulp Fiction, is commonly at the center of debate amongst viewers on whether or not it is a Christmas movie.

Die Hard

200

In 1994, Mariah Carey, commonly referred to as the “Queen of Christmas,” released a Christmas classic song that has broken multiple records, but the song did not reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 until this year.

2019

200

This “Lucky Dog” is featured in the 2014 children’s book by Ellen Fischer, and is named after a type of food traditionally prepared to celebrate Hanukkah.

Latke

300

Ice skating is a common holiday activity, and many New Yorkers and tourists choose Rockerfeller Center, consisting of this many buildings and structures, as their go-to ice skating spot.

17

400

In the United States, and other western countries, Santa Clause is usually accompanied by a fleet of reindeer on Christmas, but if you’re in European countries such as Austria and Hungary, St. Nick‘s evil counterpart by this name comes along to pay those on the naughty list a visit.

Krampus

500

Hot chocolate, or chocolate drinks, is believed to have been first introduced by Mayo-Chinchipe culture, which existed in this Latin-American country we know of today.

Ecuador