Food
This holiday beverage is traditionally made with milk, eggs, and nutmeg.
Eggnog
This greenery is hung in doorways and encourages people to kiss underneath it.
Mistletoe
This song begins with the lyrics, “You better watch out, you better not cry.”
Santa Claus is Coming To Town
This actor played Buddy the Elf in the 2003 holiday classic Elf.
Will Ferrell
This classic building toy, first sold in 1958, has become a staple for Christmas lists worldwide.
Legos
This sweet loaf or cake is often filled with dried fruit and nuts during the holidays.
Fruitcake
In some homes, families read this classic poem on Christmas Eve.
Twas the Night Before Christmas
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire” is the opening line of this classic holiday song.
The Christmas Song
In The Polar Express, the train is headed to this festive destination.
The North Pole
This giggling toy was the must-have gift that caused shopping chaos in the 1990s.
Tickle Me Elmo
In the UK, this flaming dessert is traditionally served at the end of Christmas dinner.
Christmas pudding
This country is credited with starting the tradition of decorating Christmas trees.
Germany
This upbeat holiday hit by Mariah Carey was released in 1994.
All I Want for Christmas Is You
This holiday movie features the line, “You’ll shoot your eye out!”
A Christmas Story
In the 12 Days of Christmas song, the gift given on the 7th day is this type of musical group.
This traditional Mexican Christmas dish is made of masa dough and steamed in corn husks.
Tamales
In Spain and many Latin American countries, children break this decorated item filled with treats.
Piñata
In this song, bells ring while spirits are bright.
Deck the Halls
This 2008 holiday comedy stars Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon as a couple forced to visit all of their divorced parents’ homes in a single day.
Four Christmases
This small, electronic pet from the late 1990s beeped and needed constant attention or it would “die.”
Tamagotchi
In Italy, Christmas Eve dinner often features many dishes centered around this type of food.
Seafood (Feast of the Seven Fishes)
This tradition involves lighting one candle each week leading up to Christmas.
Advent
This Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving in 1944 but became a holiday classic after its lyrics were changed.
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
In Die Hard, this fictional skyscraper in Los Angeles becomes the setting for a Christmas Eve heist.
Nakatomi Plaza
Released in 1979, this talking doll by Kenner repeated words spoken into a special recorder and terrified some parents with its lifelike voice.
Chatty Cathy Doll