Christmas Around the World
The English also refer to Santa Claus by this proper-sounding name.
What is Father Christmas?
Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.
What is gingerbread?
There is an ongoing debate online about whether this action flick starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is actually a Christmas film.
What is "Die Hard"?
In “Home Alone,” Kevin McCallister lip-syncs to which Christmas song?
What is "White Christmas"?
One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping.
What is Christmas Eve?
It is Hawaii's way to say, "Merry Christmas to you."
What is "Mele kalikimaka"?
Consumers buy an estimated two million of these sugary Christmas loaves each year, a surprising amount for a dessert many people love to hate.
What is fruitcake?
This real-life department store served as the setting for the Christmas film “Miracle on 34th Street”.
What is Macy's?
In “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey famously sings about not needing which festive decoration?
What is Mistletoe?
This type of calendar contains pockets filled with treats, one for each day of December through Christmas Day.
What is an advent calendar?
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who (or what) is Krampus?
In “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, the carolers threaten to stay put until they receive this proper English dish.
What is figgy pudding?
In the 1983 holiday favorite “A Christmas Story,” Ralphie’s father wins a lamp shaped like this body part as a runner-up prize from a newspaper contest.
What is a woman's leg?
Which Christmas song did Paul McCartney release in 1979, quickly becoming a seasonal favorite?
What is "Wonderful Christmastime"
This beverage giant was the first company to use Santa Claus in an advertising campaign.
What is Coca-Cola?
The tradition of using a decorated tree as a symbol of Christmas began in this European country.
What is Germany?
Christmas pies, served in many English-speaking countries, are also known by this more descriptive name, inspired by the blend of beef suet and fruit in the filling
What are mincemeat pies?
In the classic stop-motion animation Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Hermie the Elf would rather be this as an occupation.
What is a dentist?
“Jingle Bells” was originally written for which holiday, surprisingly not Christmas?
What is Thanksgiving?
The Rockettes perform their Christmas spectacular, high kicks and all, in this famous New York theater.
What is Radio City Music Hall?
A witch drops presents down chimneys in this European country’s Christmas traditions.
What is Italy?
This traditional Christmas beverage, made with brandy, fruit juices, and spices, is also the subject of an English folk song
What is wassail?
The number of lights on the Griswold house in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”
What is 25,000?
What is the more common name for the Christmas song whose original title is “Cantique de Noël”?
What is " O Holy Night"?
It takes this many years for a pine tree to grow to an acceptable Christmas tree height.
What is 15?