Music
"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire," this personage "nipping at your nose"
Jack Frost
The U.S. Marine Corps directs this organization that collects & distributes gifts for kids at Christmas time
Toys for Tots
Raisins & currants are traditional ingredients in this sometimes re-gifted Christmas treat
Fruit cake
In the perennial favorite "A Christmas Story", Peter Billingsley plays this boy who wants nothing more than a Red Ryder BB gun
Ralphie
In the song "Winter Wonderland", these "ring, are you listening"
Sleigh bells
Can't wait for Christmas? In Europe, this saint "visits" on Dec. 6, his feast day, with gifts in hand
St. Nicholas
During the holidays you can buy this cool creamy Christmas drink in cartons, minus the liquor
Egg Nog
This delicate word is stretched out to 3 syllables by Darren McGavin in "A Christmas Story"
Fragile
This favorite sung by Bing Crosby from the film "Holiday Inn" took the Song Oscar for 1942
White Christmas
By a cumulative count, you get a total of 364 gifts in this song, including 42 swans
12 Days of Christmas
In "We Wish You A Merry Christmas", we want you to bring us some of this dessert that looks more like a cake
Figgy pudding
[You too could get] one of this brand of air rifle, like Ralphie in "A Christmas Story"
A Red Rider BB Gun
The "Parade of Wooden Soldiers" is a highlight of their "Christmas Spectacular" at Radio City Music Hall
The Rockettes
Most women would love husbands who have doromania, the compulsion to do this & not just at Christmas
buy gifts
Harry J. Hoenselaar patented the spiral ham slicer & later built this sweet-sounding company into a household name
Honey Baked Ham
The movie "A Christmas Story" used this canine phrase to up the ante in a big challenge
Double Dog Dare ya
The ambiguously gendered name of "A Christmas Story" writer Jean Shepherd inspired Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named" this
Sue
Boxing Day, December 26, doesn't celebrate pugilism but gets its name from this custom
Giving gifts to working class people
With some 50 million cookies produced each year in all sizes and shapes, Nuremberg, Germany is this Christmas treat capital of the world
Gingerbread Cookie
In "A Christmas Story", the message Ralphie uncovers using his decoder says "Be sure to drink your" this
Ovaltine
Bert & Ernie of "Sesame Street" are named after characters in this classic Christmas film
It's a Wonderful Life