Holiday food and drink
The name of the hot spiced cider that's a yuletide tradition for many
Wassail
They spread the news about baby Jesus throughout Bethlehem
The shepherds
The name of the Grinch's loyal dog
Max
The Dutch often left this at the fireplace filled with food for Santa
Shoes
The color of the elephant that describes the exchange of amusing and impractical gifts during the holidays
White
A festive sweet treat that is shaped to resemble a shepherd's staff
Candy cane
After Jesus was born he was laid in a manger, which is this
A feeding trough
In Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this was the first name of Scrooge?
Ebenezer
This Founding Father loved eggnog, and even had his own boozy recipe
George Washington
The color of the ornament Charlie Brown puts on his tree
Red
In Nat King Cole's 'The Christmas Song', these are "roasting on an open fire"
Chestnuts
The reason why it is believed that there were 3 wise men
Because they brought three gifts
In the song We Wish You a Merry Christmas, they sing, "now bring us some" what
Figgy pudding
A Christmas decoration that was originally made from strands of silver
Tinsel
Both male and female reindeer have antlers, but all of Santa’s reindeer are this
Female. Only females still have antlers at Christmastime since males shed them before winter begins
most historians agree that this originated from the early medieval British posset, a hot, milky, ale-like drink that was served for breakfast
Eggnog
The angel that appeared to Joseph to inform him "not to fear, for his wife Mary would conceive a child by the Holy Ghost"
The name of the angel is not recorded
In the song “Frosty the Snowman," this kind of hat made Frosty come to life
An old silk hat
In the 16th century, this was the most commonly served Christmas dinner.
Goose
The first state to recognize Christmas
Alabama
Historically, women in England who wanted to find a husband ate this at Christmas for good luck
Gingerbread men
Though no date for the birth of Jesus is mentioned in the Bible, this is why much of the world celebrates Christmas on December 25th
It is the date of a pagan festival taken over by the early church to convince pagans to accept the new religion.
This song was first performed for a church Thanksgiving service, but the lyrics were too risqué for an ecclesiastical audience. It also may have been performed in blackface
Jingle Bells
According to the old English tradition, this coin was placed in the Christmas pudding mixture
Sixpence
The "X" in "Xmas" represents this
the Greek letter "Chi", which is the first letter of the Greek word for Christ