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This aromatic spice, a key flavor in eggnog, is often sprinkled on top as a garnish.
What is nutmeg?
This Hollywood actor played six different roles in The Polar Express.
Who is Tom Hanks?
This reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot.
Who is Cupid?
Elvis Presley sings about this kind of Christmas.
What is a Blue Christmas?
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
In "A Christmas Carol", this was the first ghost to appear to Scrooge.
What is Jacob Marley?
This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996.
What is Tickle Me Elmo?
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who (or what) is Krampus?
This real-life department store served as the setting for the Christmas film “Miracle on 34th Street”.
What is Macy’s?
The name “Santa Claus” appears in the Christmas poem “T’was the Night Before Christmas” this number of times.
What is zero?
In the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" this is given on the 10th day.
What is ten lords-a-leaping?
The Ukrainian legend of this crawling creature inspired the tradition of hiding a similarly shaped ornament on the tree in its honor.
What is a spider?
In Home Alone, the city where the McCallisters are going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind.
Where is Paris?
Visions of this food danced in children's heads as they slept in the poem "'Twas The Night Before Christmas"
What are sugar plums?
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this song is the best-selling Christmas/holiday single of all time.
What is White Christmas (by Bing Crosby)?
It is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you.”
What is “Mele kalikimaka”?
In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, this animal attacks The Griswold Family.
What is a Squirrel?
In the movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch was described with three words.
What is stink, stank, stunk?
This Christmas plant, popular for its bright red leaves, is native to Mexico and Central America.
What is a poinsettia?