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100

Every year, Grandpa did what when he arrived?

Walked up the stairs and said "Ho, Ho, Ho!"

100

Who was Born on Christmas Day?

Jesus! Our Lord!

100

Which King was actually a Duke, and what was his name, and song?

Good King Wenceslas!

100

People commonly think Canadians have what on our Christmas days?

Snow!

100

Tannenbaum is what, and in what language?

Christmas Tree, in German!

200
What year did we celebrate Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa's?

2018!

200

Who was with the Lord Jesus?

His mother Mary and Father Joseph!
200

In what century did the Christmas Tree start to become a household Christmas tradition? Bonus if you get the decade!

1800's, Bonus: 1840s!

200

When was Canada's first Christmas? Bonus: What year or century did New French Colonists celebrate?

1867! Bonus Answer: 1600s (1645 exactly). They gathered to celebrate midnight mass. 

200

Merry Christmas in French is what?

Joyeux Noël!

300

Who carves the Turkey in our household?

Dad!

300

The Magi are what?

The wisemen!

300

In what year, or century did Charles Dickens publish and write "A Christmas Carol?" Bonus if you got the exact date OR how long it took him to write it!

1800s, 1843! Bonus: December 19th, 1843 / 6 Weeks!

300
Although not officially associated with Christmas, who is commonly displayed and anticipated around Christmas to January in Quebec?

Bonhomme Carnaval!

300
Merry Christmas in Italian is?

Buon Natale

400

Did Colton, Mom, and Dad while Colton was young ever spend Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa's old house, and how old was Colton, OR what year?

Yes! Colton was around the age of 4-5! 2006-2007!
400

Who played his drums?

Drummer boy!

400

When was the first Christmas in North America celebrated? Bonus if you get the state.

1539! Tallahassee Florida!

400

Which Christmas Carol was written in the Huron Language, and what is it's English name?

The "Huron Carol" (or "Twas in the Moon of Wintertime"), also known as Jesous Ahatonhia, meaning "Jesus, he is born"

400

What does Kerstbrood mean, and what language?

Christmas Bread, Dutch!

500

Several years ago when Mom and Uncle were kids, what was forgotten, and where were they?

They forgot presents, and travelled to Nakusp for Christmas!

500

What phrase is used to commonly prophesize the birth of Lord Jesus? Bonus if you can recite it

Isaiah 9:6
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. "

500

Christmas traditions derive from which culture group's and when was did we start to adopt them?

They derived from Norse or Germanic culture groups, and we slowly adopted them over several centuries into our Christian Holiday formerly only celebrated as "Christ's Mass". 

500

What type of sauce do Canadians traditionally eat with Turkey Dinner?

Cranberry Sauce!

500

In the Germanic Countries what is a Christmas Tree called?

A Yule Tree!