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The Grinch’s long-suffering pooch who tolerated a single antler and a sled stacked with Whoville loot.
Who is...
Max
The root of all holiday deliciousness in those snappable men and architectural cookies. It's this rhizome doing the heavy lifting.
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Ginger
Finish the lyric,
"Up on the house top ___"
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Reindeers pause
The surprise "prize" in Christmas pudding can either make you rich... or land you in the dentist's chair.
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Coins
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is ___
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Singing loud for all to hear
The McCallister house can be found in this city, where pizza deliveries and iron-to-the-face mishaps became holiday classics.
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Chicago
It isn't just Jack Frost nipping at your nose. This nut gets the holiday glow-up in Christmas songs and European markets alike.
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Chestnuts
Finish the lyric
"You better watch out, you better not __"
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Cry
Because tinsel had to start somewhere, this buggy good-luck symbol explains why some Ukrainian trees look ready for Halloween in December.
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Spiderwebs
I triple dog __ __
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Dare ya
In Jingle All the Way, this elusive doll inspired parental riots, counterfeit rings, and one epic parade showdown -proving some heroes don't wear capes, but do come with a rock 'n' roar jet pack.
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Turbo Man
This country said, "let's frost it instead" and gave the world the iconic rolled Yule log cake.
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France
The ponytailed pop star who wants Santa to spill the tea: "Santa, tell me if you're really there... and if he won't be here next year."
Who is...
Ariana Grande
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This once-luxurious silver decoration proved too high-maintenance for holiday cheer, blackening so quickly that cheaper knockoffs saved the day.
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Tinsel
Merry Christmas ya ___ ___
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Filthy animal
A Christmas Story, was released this year -the same year as Return of the Jedi, and Scarface, yet took until the '90s to become a true Christmas icon.
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1983
The bendy baked base that makes the Yule log rollable instead of breakable.
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Sponge cake
This rockabilly queen belted out Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree in 1958-and watched it finally top the charts in 2023.
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Brenda Lee
James Pierpont thought it was for gobble-gobble day, but this song went jingle all the way straight into Santa's playlist.
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Jingle Bells
Every time a bell rings, ___
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An angel gets its wings
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
"We elves try to stick to the four main food groups" name them all as enthusiastically as the human raised in the North Pole.
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Candy, candy canes, candy corn, syrup
The fluffy, candied-fruit-loaded Italian Christmas loaf that says "Buon Natale" louder than any fruitcake ever could.
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Panettone
Too young for Uncle Joe's eggnog, but old enough to rock! The singer of Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was this old when it was released.
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13 years old
The Asian nation where "Merry Christmas" sounds a lot like "Kentucky Christmas." Thanks to KFC's genius 1970's marketing blitz.
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Japan
Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a __
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Store