Movies
This 1946 classic stars Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey.
A Wonderful Life
“Jingle Bells” was originally written for this holiday.
Thanksgiving
This evergreen plant is traditionally brought inside and decorated at Christmas.
Christmas Tree
This legendary gift-giver is also known as Kris Kringle.
Santa Claus
This frozen form of precipitation falls from clouds in winter.
Snow
In Home Alone, this actor plays the forgetful dad, Peter McCallister.
John Heard
This song by Mariah Carey has become one of the best-selling singles of all time.
All I Want For Christmas Is You
Children often leave out cookies and this drink for Santa Claus.
Milk
This reindeer is famous for having a red nose.
Rudolph
This sport involves sliding stones on ice toward a target.
Curling
This 2003 film features Buddy, a human raised by elves at the North Pole.
Elf
This Christmas song begins with the line, “You better watch out.”
Santa Claus is Coming To Town
This tradition involves hiding a small pickle ornament on the Christmas tree.
The Christmas Pickle
This author wrote A Christmas Carol.
Charles Dickens
This is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Winter Solstice
This animated 2004 movie tells the story of a train headed to the North Pole.
The Polar Express
This Christmas classic was first sung by Bing Crosby in Holiday Inn.
White Christmas
In many countries, gifts are exchanged on this date rather than Christmas morning.
Christmas Eve
This character tries to steal Christmas from the town of Whoville.
The Grinch
This layer of ice can form on roads and is nearly invisible.
Black Ice
This holiday comedy is loosely based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and stars Bill Murray.
Scrooged
This carol’s original lyrics were written in Latin and date back to the 18th century.
O Come, All Ye Faithful
This European tradition involves a large decorated log that is burned during the holidays.
The Yule Log
This historical figure inspired the modern legend of Santa Claus and was a 4th-century bishop.
St. Nicholas
This phenomenon causes long periods of darkness in regions near the poles during winter.
Polar Night