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100

Elvis Presley sang about this colour

What is a "blue"?

100

Tibb's Eve or Tipp's Eve occurs on this day signaling the unofficial start to the Christmas season.

What is "December 23"?

100

This many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh

What is 9?

100

There are this many ghosts are in A Christmas Carol

What is 4?

100

This holiday lasts eight days starting on the 25th day of the Hebrew month "Kislev" which can occur anytime from late November to late December.

What is "Hanukkah"?

200

Finish the "No crocodiles or rhinoceroses, I only want..."

Hippopotamuses

200

A house that is edible

What is a Gingerbread house?

200

Visions of this food dances in children's head (poem the Night Before Christmas)

What are sugarplums?

200

The movie with the character Kevin McCallister

What is home alone?

200

This holiday is celebrated from December 26 to January 1st

What is "Kwanzaa"?

300

Everyone is dancing and prancing in this place in the song "Jingle Bell Rock".

What is Jingle Bell Square?

300

Children traditionally leave these out for Santa on Dec 24

What are Milk and Cookies?

300

Frosty the snowman has this for a nose

What is a button?

300

What animated film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole?

What is the polar Express

300

This day, occurring on Dec 21, 2021, marks the longest night and shortest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere.

What is "The Winter Solstice"?

400

"Oh what fun it is to ride on a one-horse open sleigh," is a lyric from this popular Christmas song

What is "Jingle Bells"? 

400

Popular holiday beverage, also known as "milk punch"

What is "eggnog"?

400

In Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol", this was Mr. Scrooge's first name

What is Ebenezer?

400

"Miracle on 34th Street" centers on this department store

What is Macy's?

400

What is the holiday Hanukkah also known as?

What is the "Festival of Lights"?

500

Finish the lyric: "Hark what's the noise out by the porch door?" Granny, 'tis Mummers, ______

What is "there's twenty or more"?

500
One of the best known Newfoundland Christmas traditions where people disguise themselves and travel door-to-door to sing songs and dance when invited in. Occupants then to try to guess who their masked guests are.

What is "Mummering"?

500

In 2005, this creepy minion began spying on kids for Santa

Who is the Elf on a Shelf?

500

The name of the Grinch’s dog

Who is Max?

500

The song “Silent Night” was originally written in this language

What is German?

600

What Bing Crosby song is the best-selling single of all time?

What is "White Christmas"?

600

This tree decoration is made from strands of silver

What is "tinsel"?

600

In the Movie Elf, Buddy gets to the North Pole as a child via this form of transportation 

What is Santa’s sack?

600

The source of Frosty's powers

What is his hat?

600

The greeting "Mele Kalikimaka" is used in this place

What is Hawaii?

700

In this classic song, "O Come All Ye Faithful," the "faithful" are called joyful and _____

What is Triumphant?

700

Famous plant that gets hung up during the holidays?

What is "mistletoe"?

700

According to "It's a Wonderful Life", this happens every time a bell rings

What is “An angel gets its wings”?

700

According to the movie Elf, this is the best way to spread Christmas cheer

What is singing loud for all to hear?

700

This beverage company has been using commercials starring Santa Claus, since the 1930's

What is Coca Cola?

800

The item given on the 12th day of Christmas in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas"

What is "twelve drummers drumming"?

800

A gift exchange with a group of people where the givers are anonymous and the gifts are selected by individuals in a randomized order

What is a white elephant gift exchange?

800

In the ballet the Nutcracker, this man brings Clara her nutcracker  

Who is Herr Drosselmeier?

800

The role that Charlie Brown is given as part of the Christmas play in a Charlie Brown's Christmas.

What is the director?

800

This is how you say Merry Christmas in Spanish

What is "Feliz Navidad"?

900

In the song "Winter Wonderland" this is what they call the snowman.

Parson Brown

900

Famous type of cake made on Christmas

What is Fruitcake?

900

Germans and other Scandinavian countries leave these out for St. Nickolas  

What are shoes?

900

In the movie How the Grinch stole Christmas, the villagers of Whoville do this on Christmas morning 

What is singing?

900

According to the English lyrics of "The Dreidel Song" the dreidel is made out of this

What is "clay"?

1000

Name this tune:
"You were handsome
You were pretty
Queen of New York City
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more "

What is "Fairytale of New York by The Pogues"?

1000

The fairytale that inspired gingerbread houses

What is Hansel and Gretel?

1000

If you recieve all the gifts added up in The Twelve Days of Christmas you would receive this many gifts

What is 78?

1000

This actor played George Bailey in the Christmas classic, "It's a Wonderful Life"

Who is Jimmy Stewart?

1000

This is the number of total candles lit during the 8 days of Hanukkah

What is "44"?