Holiday Movies
In the movie Miracle on 34th Street, this is what happens every time a bell rings
An angel gets its wings
Jesus was this old when he began his ministry
30 years old
This Christmas song begins with the lyrics, “You better watch out, you better not cry”?
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
First sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in 1934
This is what you do when you find yourself under mistletoe
Kiss
In 1914, a Christmas Truce was called halting this war
WWI
True or False: A Miracle on 34th Street was actually released in June of 1947
True
18 years of Jesus' life is not documented in history or in the bible while he was believed to be working this lowly profession
Carpenter
This Christmas song begins with the lyrics, “You better watch out, you better not cry”
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
First sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in 1934
This is the name of the season leading up to Christmas
Advent
In ancient winter celebrations this image symbolized light overcoming darkness, which is now associated as a staple of Christmas imagery
These were Frosty's first words after coming to life in Frosty the Snowman
"Happy Birthday"
It was at this type of celebration that Jesus became the MVP guest after blessing the celebration by turning water into wine
A wedding
These are the words that follow "Silent Night" in the famous Christmas song
"Holy Night"
These are the gifts the three Wise Men presented to baby Jesus
Gold, frankincense and myrrh
This 19th century Charles Dickens novel created the tradition of Christmas caroling and focusing on charity during the holiday season
"A Christmas Carol"
In this 2004 movie and famous book, a magic train picks children up to deliver them to the North Pole to for one lucky person to receive the first gift of Christmas
The Polar Express
The first commandment is to love God, and the second is to love _______________
Thy neighbor
“Holly Jolly Christmas” was famously sung by Burl Ives and first appeared in this 1964 TV special
"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"
Visions of this food danced in children’s heads as they slept in the poem “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas”
Sugar plums
True or False: The Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" was banned in England for being too rowdy and secular in the 17th century
True
In Miracle on 34th Street, this is why Kris Kringle has to fill in as Santa during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The man who was supposed to play Santa was drunk
This is where the baby Jesus was born
Bethlehem
This Christmas song dates back to 16th century Wales and tells us it's the season to be happy
"Deck the Halls"
This is the real-life person is Santa Claus is based on
The Christian bishop St. Nicholas
This Christmas figure is known as “Père Noël” in France
Santa Claus
This is what Frosty the Snowman did when the old silk hat was placed on his head
Began to dance around
These were the first visitors to baby Jesus after an angel informed them of the birth despite their lowly status in society
Shephards
This hip and happening Christmas song was originally recorded by Brenda Lee when was only 13 years old in 1958
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
This is how you say "Merry Christmas" in Spanish
Feliz Navidad
This state claims the first Christmas tree display in the United States of New York (and still one of the largest)
New York
This is how Rudolph's father, Donner, tried to hide his son's unique nose
Rubbing brown mud on it
Jesus entered Jerusalem riding this animal
A mule
"The Christmas Song" mentions this food cooking in this way
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Nat King Cole made the song famous in 1946
This is one of Santa's reindeers who shares a name with another holiday mascot
Cupid
This U.S. President, a staunch conservationist, banned Christmas trees from the White House for environmental reasons
Theodore Roosevelt
Name the chronological order these movies were published: (1) A Charlie Brown Christmas, (2) Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and (3) It's a Wonderful Life
1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
2. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)
3. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
The Magi or the Wise men were prompted to make their journey to Jerusalem and Bethlehem because of the appearance of this which was interpreted as a sign of the birth of the "King of the Jews"
The appearance of a star
The Magi, often referred to astrologers, traveled from the East, likely from regions such as Persia (modern-day Iran)
Elvis is decidedly not going to have a white Christmas, instead he's having a ______ Christmas
Blue
In Canada, this holiday is celebrated the day after Christmas
Boxing Day
Christmas during the Civil War was such a celebrated holiday for both sides, it resulted in this unofficial practice on the Christmas and Christmas Eve
It was a time of unofficial ceasefires and temporary truces
In Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, this was the first name of Scrooge
Ebenezer
This Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera tells the story of the titular character, told in the eyes of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer
Jesus Christ Superstar
This is the gift the Little Drummer Boy gave to the newborn Jesus
He played songs for him on his drums
This holiday treat was originally designed to resemble a Shephard's staff
Candy canes
This is the original meaning of the word "noel" now associated with Christmas
This is the number of ghosts that show up in A Christmas Carol
Four
The Three Wise Men prophesized to King Herod that the "King of Kings" would be born soon, which struck fear in King Herod who made this horrifying order
Killing all male children under 2 creating the first martyrs
In the classic Christmas song "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" this is the type of pudding mentioned in
Figgy Pudding
This country started the tradition of putting up Christmas trees
Germany
This was the original color of Santa Claus' suit before red became the standard color
Green
In A Charlie Brown Christmas this character ended up kissing Lucy
Snoopy
This is one of the most popular children’s book series written by British author C.S. Lewis between 1949 and 1954, including the character Aslan, a talking lion who rules all of Narnia and has many purposeful parallels to the life of Jesus Christ
The Chronicles of Narnia
According to the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, this is what my true love gave to me on the eighth day of Christmas
Eight maids a-milking
This was the first company to use Santa Claus in marketing
Coca-cola
On December 22, 1882, Edward H. Johnson, the assistant/friend to this famous inventor created the first string of electric Christmas tree lights, forever transforming holiday traditions
Thomas Edison
This is the name of the Grinches dog in The Grinch who Stole Christmas
Max
This heavily studied religious relic has been called “the single most studied artifact in human history,” and is a piece of cloth measured 4.3 meters long and 1.1 meters wide, said to have a clear imprint of Christ's face on it
The Shroud of Turin
(according to shroud.com)
In “The Christmas Song,” this is who the narrator sees kissing Santa Claus under the mistletoe
Mommy
This popular Christmas decoration was originally made from silver
Tinsel
Ancient Druids believed this plant had magical powers, eventually becoming associated with Christmas traditions
Mistletoe
A Miracle on 34th Street is based on this real-life department store
Macy's
Jesus, and only three other people from the bible, were able to fast for this extremely long time as discussed in some popular bible stories
40 days
Two of the other characters to fast for this long were the deliverer of Israelites, Moses, and the miracle worker, Elijah
This is the best selling Christmas song ever
"A White Christmas" by Bing Crosby
In modern times, Japanese people have started the tradition of eating this very American meal on Christmas day
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Gold, frankincense, and myrrh given to baby Jesus
He played the role of George Bailey in the classic film, "It’s a Wonderful Life"
Jimmy Stewart
Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist who was related to him in this way
Cousins, through their mothers
In the song Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer the lyric "All of the other reindeer..." was so often misheard as this name/food, popular lore has added a ninth reindeer named after this misunderstanding
Olive, the other reindeer
The first artificial Christmas tree was made from this
Goose feathers
This was the first President to decorate the White House in 1853
Franklin Pierce
This Christmas ballet premiered in 1892
The Nutcracker
The title Christ was given to Jesus after his death and is rooted in the Greek word "christos" meaning ____________, to symbolize that he was chosen by God to lead people to salvation
"the anointed one"
This super popular Christmas song, was actually originally written to celebrate Thanksgiving
Jingle Bells
James Lord Pierpont composed it in 1857
St. Nicholas was born in this modern country
Turkey
Originally Patara, a city in the ancient district of Lycia, in Asia Minor
This group who travelled to the American colonies seeking religious freedom banned celebrating or acknowledging any Christmas traditions (at one time making Christmas itself illegal in Boston)
The Puritans