Christmas Around the World
In Austria, this character is St. Nicholas's evil counterpart.
Krampus
This classic Christmas story has had dozens of movie adaptations, with the first being in 1901.
A Christmas Carol
In March 2021, the ship the Ever Given became famous for this.
Getting stuck in the Suez Canal
In the Christmas song, these were roasting on an open fire.
Chestnuts
This international winter sports tournament begins on Boxing Day.
World Junior Hockey Championship
This fast food meal is a Christmas tradition in Japan.
KFC
In How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, the Grinch steals Christmas from this town.
Whoville
A photo taken of Bernie Sanders wearing these at Joe Biden's inauguration went viral in 2021.
Mittens
This edible Christmas tradition became popular after the story of Hansel and Gretel was published in 1812.
Making a gingerbread house
Snowboarding became an official Olympic sport at this Winter Olympic Games.
1998 (Japan)
This country started the tradition of putting up Christmas trees.
Germany
This 1988 action movie is often argued to be a Christmas movie.
Die Hard
In 2021, toy company Hasbro rebranded this classic toy, dropping the formal titles for a gender neutral version.
Potato Head
Peacock
This word comes from Eastern Canadian Algonquin languages and refers to a long, flat-bottomed winter sled.
Toboggan
When going to Christmas mass in Caracas, Venezuela, it's traditional to use this form of non-motorized transportation.
Roller skates (or roller blades)
In Home Alone, the pair of burglars are known by this nickname.
The Wet Bandits
This company made the news in 2021 when internet forum users got involved in a short squeeze of the company's stock.
GameStop
A survey found that 29% of Americans hate this traditional Christmas condiment, but eat it anyway
Cranberry sauce
The 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary featured these two famous competitors who later had movies made about them.
Eddie the Eagle (ski jumping) and the Jamaican Bobsled team
At Christmas, families in Catalonia, Spain traditionally beat a wooden log called "caga tio" until it does this.
Defecates candy and gifts
A Charlie Brown Christmas has an iconic score created by this musician.
Vince Guaraldi
In January 2021, musician and podcaster John Roderick became reviled on the internet for failing to help his daughter do this.
Open a can of baked beans
Turkey was made a staple dish of the holiday season through a royal decree by this monarch.
King Henry VIII
Jaques Plante contributed to the development of hockey by designing this in 1959.
Goalie mask