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The Reel Meaning of Xmas
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100

This drink is made with eggs, milk, sugar, and often spiced with nutmeg.

What is eggnog?

100

The "Invisibility Cloak" was the Christmas gift this fictional orphan received in his first year at an exclusive boarding school.

Who is Harry Potter?

100

This is the full name of the stony-faced protagonist of "A Christmas Carol."

Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?  

100

This song declares to an unidentified infant, “All I want for Christmas is you, baby.”

What is "All I Want for Christmas Is You"?

100

These goodies were invented as a way to remind children of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus. 

What are candy canes?

200

This snack is really worth its salt when strung around the Christmas tree.

What is popcorn?

200

This is the town that the Grinch tries to ruin Christmas for.

What is Whoville?

200

This is the full name of Scrooge’s underpaid and overworked clerk, most famously portrayed by Kermit the Frog in "A Muppet Christmas Carol."

Who is Bob Cratchit?

200

In their ritual to awaken Frosty, this was the final ceremonial component that the children placed on him to inexorably bind his soul to the icy vessel they had fashioned. 

What is "That old silk hat they found"?

200

This Grimm fairytale about a brother and sister was the beginning of the tradition of building gingerbread houses.

What is "Hansel and Gretel"?

300

Bakers often use this regal confection to decorate holiday shaped sugar cookies.

What is royal icing?

300

In the 1983 film, A Christmas Story, Ralphie has his sights set on this gift for Christmas.

What is a (Red Ryder) BB gun?

300

This is Scrooge’s famous phrase expressing his disdain for Christmas.

What is “Bah! Humbug!”?

300

This is the best-selling Christmas song of all time worldwide.

What is "White Christmas"? (50 million copies sold vs. "All I Want For Christmas", 16 million copies sold)

300

In the UK, this is the name of the holiday tradition of pulling a small party favor that makes a popping sound.

What is a Christmas cracker?

400

This e-fish-ent dish, made of seven types of seafood, is an Italian-American Christmas Eve tradition.

What is the Feast of the Seven Fishes?

400

In Elf, Buddy says that these are the four main food groups for elves.

What are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup?

400

This is the final chilling sight the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge that convinces him to change.

What is Scrooge’s own grave?

400

This joyful and triumphant carol’s title was originally written in Latin as "Adeste Fideles."

What is “O Come, All Ye Faithful”?

400

This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.

What is "kissing under the mistletoe?"

500

In Italy, this sweet bread loaf is a traditional Christmas treat.

What is panettone?

500

This is the name of the guardian angel who helps George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life.

Who is Clarence?

500

This is the number of ghosts that visit Scrooge during the story.

What are four? (Jacob Marley and the three Christmas Spirits)

500

This "very special Christmas" song was originally recorded by American soul musician Donny Hathaway and covered by Aretha Franklin in her 2008 Christmas album.

What is "This Christmas"?

500

Toys for Tots is run by the reserve force of this branch of the U.S. military.

What is the Marine Corps?