Feast Mode
This sweet, spiced bread loaf is often shaped like an angel, a cane, or, most commonly a man.
This U.S. president was the first to decorate the White House Christmas tree with electric lights in 1923.
Calvin Coolidge
“Joy to the world, the Lord is come..."
"Let Earth receive her King!"
These gifts, given by the Magi, symbolized kingship, deity, and death/resurrection.
Gold, frankincense, and myrrh
"I made my family disappear."
Home Alone
These small red fruits are cooked into sauce and served alongside the turkey.
Cranberries
The song “White Christmas” was written by this famous composer and first performed in 1941.
"Jolly old Saint Nicholas, lean your ear this way..."
"Don't you tell a single soul what I'm going to say"
Before traveling to Bethlehem, Joseph and Mary lived in this city in Galilee.
Nazareth
“I triple-dog-dare you!”
A Christmas Story
This spiced, creamy alcoholic beverage is traditionally served warm in a mug or punch bowl.
In Victorian England, this fruit was placed inside Christmas stockings to symbolize prosperity.
Orange
"Yuletide carols being sung by a choir..."
"And folks dressed up like Eskimos"
This Roman emperor ordered the census that brought Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem.
Caesar Augustus
“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.”
It's A Wonderful Life
A traditional UK Christmas dessert made with dried fruits, suet, and brandy, often set on fire before serving.
Christmas pudding
In Japan, a popular Christmas tradition is eating this type of fast food chicken for dinner!
KFC/ Fried Chicken
"There'll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting, and caroling out in the snow..."
"There'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago."
What Roman governing policy required Mary and Joseph to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem?
A census decree
“I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all, really. Maybe a little crooked, but… kind of charming.”
A Charlie Brown Christmas
This sweet, nutty confection is traditionally shaped into logs and is popular in France and Switzerland during Christmas.
A Yule log or Bûche de Noël
This country is credited with starting the tradition of the Christmas tree in homes during the 16th century.
Germany
"This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard and angels sing..."
"Haste, haste to bring him laud, the Babe, the Son of Mary."
This prophet foretold that a virgin would conceive and bear a son, calling him Immanuel.
Isaiah
Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.”
Polar Express