Music & Carols
This band hold the record for most Christmas number 1 singles with four, topping the charts in 1963, 64, 65 and 67
Who are the Beatles?
On the evening of 5 December, German children leave this outside their bedroom door. Hoping to find them filled with sweets in the morning.
What is a boot or shoes?
While it's common to make them all year round, these delicious steamed corn husk-wrapped bundles are traditionally made and shared around the holidays
What are tamales?
This Hans Christian Andersen tale is about a poor girl attempting to earn a few pennies on New Year’s Eve by selling matches in the streets. As night draws on, she begins to strike matches for herself, catching glimpses of warmth and comfort as she does so.
What is “The Little Match Girl”?
In this 1989 classic, during the “saying of Grace” scene, Aunt Bethany recites the Pledge of Allegiance instead
What is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation?
"Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber
What is Silent Night, Holy Night?
"Frohe Weihnachten" is what a German might say to you on Christmas Day
What is Merry Christmas?
On December 25th Japanese flock to this American fast food chain
What is KFC?
In this Grimm's Brother's Christmas tale, a poor cobbler is rewarded for his honesty and hard work when two elves step in to save him from ruin
What is The Elves and the Shoemaker?
This modernized version of A Christmas Carol stars Bill Murray as a curmudgeonly New York City TV executive who learns the true meaning of Christmas
What is Scrooged?
First recorded in 1948, this song is a tale of unrequited love during the holidays and is a longstanding staple of Christmas music, especially in the country genre
What is Blue Christmas?
These German spiced cookies known as Lebkuchenmann are the most popular
What are gingerbread men?
This is a beloved British dessert consisting of a moist date sponge cake topped with a layer of sweet, sticky toffee sauce
What is Sticky Toffee Pudding?
“A Visit From St. Nicholas,” written by Clement Clarke Moore in 1823 better known by this name
What is "The Night Before Christmas”?
In this 1947 classic a debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church
What is the Bishop's Wife?
This song was first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950 and later recorded by Jimmy Durante in the same year
What is Frosty the Snowman?
Step into any German house at Christmastime and you'll find an abundance of Weihnachtsengel around the home
What are Christmas angels?
Bûche de Noël, also known as a Yule Log Cake, is a traditional Christmas dessert of this country
What is France?
This detective stars in the Christmastime story of "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
This 2018 remake currently stands as the highest grossing Christmas film of all time
What is The Grinch, also known as Dr. Seuss' The Grinch?
This song holds a Guinness World Record for being the first-ever song played in outer space
What is 'Jingle Bells'?
This traditional German Christmas bread, is made with nuts, spices, and candied fruit, coated with powdered sugar and often containing marzipan
What is Stollen, Weihnachtsstollen, or Christstollen?
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What are Plums?
In the 1600s, the term “plum” denoted any dried fruit
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is written by this wonderful author
Who is L. Frank Baum?
Famed author who wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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What is White Christmas?