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In 1994’s “The Santa Clause”, Tim Allen’s character takes over as Santa after this accident kills the original Santa Clause.
What is falling off a roof?
This saint is responsible for the first nativity scene.
Who is St. Francis?
There were no creatures stirring on the night before Christmas, not even one of these.
What is a mouse?
This Christmas song holds the Guinness World Record for the Best-Selling Single of All Time.
What is "White Christmas"?
This Christmas plant, popular for its bright red leaves, is native to Mexico and Central America.
What is a poinsettia?
"Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends", is said by this character in the holiday heart warmer, “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
Who is Clarence?
There are this many days between Christmas and the Epiphany.
What is 12 days (hence the 12 days of Christmas) ?
During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink
What is Rockefeller Center?
The song “Silent Night” was originally composed in 1816 in what European country?
What is Austria?
A witch drops presents down chimneys in this European country’s Christmas traditions.
What is Italy?
Tom Hanks plays seven of the eleven speaking characters in this Christmas movie.
What is "The Polar Express"?
This feast day is celebrated between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
What is the Feast of the Holy Family?
This group performs their Christmas spectacular, which includes kick lines and their well-known wooden solider fall, at Radio City Music Hall.
Who is the Rockettes?
How old was singer Brenda Lee when she recorded the classic Christmas hit “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree?
What is 13?
In Germany and Austria, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who is Krampus?
In Home Alone, the McCalister family goes to this country for Christmas but accidentally leaves Kevin behind.
What is France?
Three days after Christmas, on December 28th, we celebrate this feast day in remembrance of the first martyrs who died at King Herod's command.
What is the Feast of the Holy Innocents?
This Russian ballet is set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination with a gift that the child receives that comes to life.
What is the Nutcracker?
This iconic Christmas tune has no original ties to the yuletide holiday at all. With its mentions of drag-racing sleighs and picking up girls, some speculate this song was originally written as a drinking song.
What is "Jingle Bells"?
In Ukraine, it is tradition to place this on Christmas trees for good luck.
What is a spiderweb?
In the classic stop-motion animation Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, Hermie the Elf would rather be this as his occupation.
What is a dentist?
The tradition of using a decorated tree as a symbol of Christmas began in Germany with this saint who, while evangelizing, came across the pagan tree, known as “Thunder Oak”, that was dedicated to the god Thor and the Germans boasted the tree could not be cut down. On Christmas Eve, this saint cut down the tree in front of the town: “Here is the Thunder Oak; and here the cross of Christ shall break the hammer of the false god Thor.”
Who is St. Boniface?
When Sears accidentally published this Armed Forces office’s top-secret missile phone number as the Santa hot-line and the phone received numerous calls from children looking to talk to Santa, the office embraced the role of being the official Santa trackers on Christmas Eve, using its massive satellite network once a year to broadcast Santa’s exact whereabouts.
What is NORAD?
This Christmas song was introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 movie ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’?
What is “Have Yourself a Merry Little 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?