Christmas Carols
This classic carol begins with the line, “You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen…”
What is: Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
In Germany, this popular Christmas decoration is a wreath made of evergreen branches and four candles.
What is: a wreath
This warm holiday drink is often made with cocoa, milk, and marshmallows.
What is: Hot Chocolate
This modern Santa trait—his red suit with white trim—was popularized in the 1930s by this company’s advertisements.
What is: Coca-Cola
Which Christmas carol do the children sing at the end of A Charlie Brown Christmas?
What is: Hard the Herold Angel Sings
This carol mentions three instruments in its lyrics: the pipe, the drum, and the harp.
What is: The little drummer boy
In Sweden, this Christmas Eve tradition involves families watching a Disney special featuring this classic character at exactly 3 p.m.
Who is: Donald Duck
This Scandinavian Christmas dish consists of lye-treated whitefish, most commonly cod, and has a jelly-like texture.
What is: lutefisk
This reindeer’s name is derived from a word meaning “lightning” in German.
Who is: Blitzen
In Frosty the Snowman, what does Frosty say when he is brought to life?
What is: Happy birthday
This carol was written by Isaac Watts and is loosely based on Psalm 98, rather than the Nativity story.
What is: Joy to the World
In Japan, it has become a modern Christmas tradition to eat this fast-food meal on December 25th.
What is: KFC
In Italy, this sweet bread traditionally eaten at Christmas is tall, dome-shaped, and studded with dried fruit.
What is: panettone
In early European folklore, Saint Nicholas was often accompanied by this dark companion figure who punished misbehaving children.
Who is: Krampus
Who plays the hotel concierge in Home Alone 2
Who is: Tim Curry
This carol includes the lyric “The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.”
What is: O little town of Bethlehem
In Mexico, this nine-night celebration reenacts Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter before Jesus’ birth.
What is: Las Posadas
In Mexico, this thick, warm Christmas drink is made from corn masa, milk, cinnamon, and sugar
What is: atole
Are Santas reindeer male or female?
What is: Female
What time did the Polar Express arrive at the boy’s house?
What is: Midnight
This Christmas carol is sometimes known by its Latin title “Adeste Fideles,” and its authorship has been historically disputed, often attributed to John Francis Wade.
What is O come all ye faithful
In Catalonia, Spain, this unusual Christmas figure is a smiling log that “delivers” gifts when children hit it with sticks.
What is: Caga Tió
This German holiday beverage is made by heating red wine with citrus and spices, and its name means “glow wine.”
What is: Glühwein
Who created Rudolf the red nose reindeer in 1939
Who is: Montgomery Ward
How did Linus (from Charlie Brown Christmas) knock the can off the fence?
What is: his blanket