Holiday movie classics
This 1990 holiday classic features an 8-year-old named Kevin who is left behind when his family goes on vacation and must defend his home from burglars.
What is Home Alone?
This classic Christmas song features the line "Rockin' around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop."
What is "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"?
In this 1946 film, George Bailey learns the value of life with help from his guardian angel, Clarence, on Christmas Eve.
What is "It's a Wonderful Life"?
This evergreen tree, often decorated with lights and ornaments, is central to many Christmas celebrations, especially on Christmas Eve.
What is a Christmas tree?
The title character in this Dr. Seuss classic steals Christmas from Whoville on Christmas Eve.
Who is the Grinch?
The Grinch attempts to ruin this holiday for the residents of Whoville in this animated 1966 TV special.
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
This modern Christmas hit, performed by Mariah Carey, was released in 1994 and has become a Christmas Eve favorite.
What is "All I Want for Christmas Is You"?
This 1989 movie stars Bill Murray as a miserly TV executive visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.
What is "Scrooged"?
This plant, often used as a decoration during the Christmas season, is traditionally hung over doorways, with people kissing underneath it.
What is mistletoe?
This 1850s novel by Louisa May Alcott follows the lives of the four March sisters, including their Christmas celebrations.
What is "Little Women"?
In this 1947 movie, a man named Kris Kringle claims to be the real Santa Claus, leading to a courtroom trial.
What is Miracle on 34th Street?
This Christmas song features the famous line "Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away."
What is "Last Christmas"?
In this animated TV special, a young reindeer with a red nose is celebrated for saving Christmas Eve.
What is "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"?
These festive red and green plants, often used as decorations, are also called "Christmas flowers."
What are poinsettias?
This classic poem, written by Clement Clarke Moore, begins with the famous line "'Twas the night before Christmas..."
What is "A Visit from St. Nicholas"?
The main character in this 1983 film wants a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas, but everyone keeps telling him, “You’ll shoot your eye out!”
What is A Christmas Story?
Written by Irving Berlin, this song was first performed by Bing Crosby and has become a holiday standard, especially on Christmas Eve.
What is "White Christmas"?
In this 2004 animated film, a boy takes a magical train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
What is "The Polar Express"?
This symbol of Christmas, which represents peace and goodwill, is often associated with the nativity scene.
What is a dove?
This Charles Dickens novella, first published in 1843, tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation on Christmas Eve.
What is "A Christmas Carol"?
This 1946 film features a down-on-his-luck man named George Bailey, who learns what life would be like without him.
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
In this song, the lyrics say "City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style."
What is "Silver Bells"?
This 1996 Christmas movie centers on a man who reluctantly becomes Santa Claus after accidentally causing the original Santa's fall from a rooftop on Christmas Eve.
What is "The Santa Clause"?
The "Yule log" is a traditional symbol of Christmas. It was originally a large piece of wood burned on Christmas Eve in this country, which is now used in a dessert form.
What is France?
This 1985 children’s book by Raymond Briggs tells the story of a boy who befriends a snowman that comes to life on Christmas Eve.
What is "The Snowman"?