Movies
What Christmas movie features a boy accidentally left home alone?
Home Alone
Who sang “All I Want for Christmas Is You”?
Mariah Carey
What decoration is traditionally placed on top of a Christmas tree?
Star or Angel
What activity involves exchanging wrapped presents?
Gift giving
What type of tree is most commonly used as a Christmas tree?
Fir
In Elf, what food does Buddy say belongs in every meal?
Spaghetti (with syrup)
What song includes the lyric “Later we’ll have some pumpkin pie”?
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
What plant with red leaves is commonly used as a Christmas decoration?
Poinsettia
What Christmas activity includes singing door-to-door?
Caroling
What country is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition?
Germany
What 1946 holiday classic stars George Bailey?
It’s a Wonderful Life
What Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells
What do the colors red and green traditionally symbolize in Christmas decor?
Red = blood of Christ, Green = eternal life
What baked treat is traditionally left out for Santa?
Cookies
What tree variety is known for its strong branches and long-lasting needles?
Fraser Fir
In The Polar Express, what phrase is written on the conductor’s ticket punch?
Believe
Which singer released A Charlie Brown Christmas album?
Vince Guaraldi Trio
What decoration tradition began in Germany involving lit candles on trees?
Christmas tree lights
What Christmas Eve tradition involves opening one gift in many households?
Opening pj's or a single present
What city donates a Christmas tree to the U.S. every year?
Oslo, Norway
What Christmas film was originally released in the UK as Get Santa?
A Christmas Tale
What was the first song broadcast from space on Christmas Eve 1965?
Jingle Bells
What glass ornament style originated in 19th-century Lauscha, Germany?
Blown glass ornaments
What Nordic Christmas tradition involves burning a giant straw goat?
The Gävle Goat festival
What famous Christmas tree is annually at Rockefeller Center?
Norway Spruce