HOLIDAY TREATS
IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS
COLORFUL CLUES
WHITE ELEPHANT
HOLIDAY CHARACTERS
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Creamy, rich, usually alcoholic beverage served from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day
What is eggnog?
You can also make a non-alcoholic version of eggnog
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This is the nickname for the day after Thanksgiving, kicking off the Christmas shopping season.
What is Black Friday?
Some say the name denotes the season in which retailers come “into the black” financially. Others say it denotes a profitable day.
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The Beatles sang, “We all live in a [this].”
What is yellow submarine?
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First names in the dictionary that are synonyms for a Christmas song include Carol & this name
What is Noel? or Noelle
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Dionne Warwick wonders if you know the way to this California city in her 1968 hit tune.
What is "San Jose"? The tune is “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?”
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Edible holiday house
What is gingerbread? I
t’s the spices that create gingerbread’s distinctive taste: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and clove.
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This reindeer is not part of Santa’s traditional eight-reindeer sled brigade, but he has his own song.
Who is Rudolph?
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This was the first color of the modern beret in widespread use by the Army
What is green?
It made its unofficial debut as part of the Army Special Forces uniform in the 1950s, and it became officially sanctioned as a uniform item for the Green Berets in 1961. The first unofficial use by the U.S. military was during World War II when the British gave maroon berets to an Army infantry battalion.
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A pair of these birds is the second gift in The 12 Days Of Christmas song
What are two turtledoves?
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The Beatles sang about this lane: “[Name of lane] is in my ears and in my eyes.”
What is Penny?
The tune’s title is “Penny Lane,” and it refers to the Penny Lane bus station (now Sgt. Pepper’s Bistro) in Liverpool, where the young boys would meet when they wanted to go somewhere.
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Traditional, booze-soaked, dense Christmas cake everyone loves to hate
What is fruit cake?
Everyone made fruit cake to give to friends and relatives during the 1950s and 1960s, did you?
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This organization of North American bell ringers can be found on the sidewalk outside of business locations.
What is the Salvation Army?
Did you know that donations into a kettle stay in the neighborhood?
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This Bobby Vinton tune reached No. 1 in 1963. The tune starts, “She wore…”
What is “Blue Velvet”?
Blue Velvet is also the name of a 1986 film starring Isabella Rossellini.
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In The Christmas Song they know that Santa's on his way he's loaded lots of toys and goodies on this
What is his sleigh?
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With the Ghost of Christmas Past he remembers a holiday party hosted by Mr. Fezziwig his former employer
Who is Ebeneezer Scrooge?
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Italian version of a sweet bread with dried fruit
What is panettone?
It dates to the Roman Empire. It’s a popular treat in Europe, Latin America, and Australia.
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Amorous, parasitic plant associated with Christmas
What is mistletoe?
One legend regarding mistletoe’s mysterious powers dates to AD 1, when the Greeks used it as a cure for a wide variety of maladies. The plant is poisonous.
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Idiomatically these 2 colors paired refer to something you want in writing
What is black and white?
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This ballet begins in Dr. Stahlbaum's house on Christmas Eve
What is The Nutcracker?
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In 1972, John Denver released a hit about this kind of high.
What is Rocky Mountain? The tune is “Rocky Mountain High.”
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Name for Hanukkah chocolate coins wrapped in gold or silver
What are gelt?
Gelt were once used for tips
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When you're preparing the turkey for your holiday meal but you're running out of time, this is the best quick way to defrost it.
What is in cold water?
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This 1958 hit song by Sheb Wooley is about a people eater of this color.
What is “The Purple People Eater”?
Wooley was also an actor and appeared in westerns such as High Noon.
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The first artificial Christmas tree was made in Germany towards the end of the 19th century. It was made out of these, maybe from some of the gifts received during the "12 Days of Christmas"
What are feathers?
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In a Dr. Seuss story he said with fingers nervously drumming I must find some way to stop Christmas from coming!
Who is the Grinch? from How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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German sweet bread with dried fruit and a butter and powdered-sugar glaze. YUM! Let's hope your loaf doesn't get "stolen"
What is stollen?
Stollen lovers can find some of the best samples at Dresden’s Stollenfest every year during the holidays.
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Let's get those chestnuts roasting on an open fire! According to tradition, this must be saved from the yule log.
What is a piece of it to light next year's yule log?
Tthe log was a huge block, lasting for the Twelve Days of Christmas, and it was not burned completely its first year: part of it was saved to light the following year's yule log.[5] While the mostly burned wood waited for its duty to light a new yule log, it was kept around the house to ward off a range of misfortunes, including toothaches, mildew, lightning, housefires, hail and chilblains (an inflammation of small blood vessels brought on from exposure to cold).
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The Fifth Dimension used this color in their song wedding bell ____ about a bride who really wants Bill to settle down and marry her already!
What is ruby?
It’s called the Ruby Anniversary, but some couples exchange red gifts instead of rubies.
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Bigger than seeds, they store plants' food in winter; plant some in fall & you'll see snowdrops in spring
What are bulbs?
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In the movie It's a Wonderful Life, the angel Clarence received these for accomplishing his task on earth.
What are his wings?