Traditions
This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.
What is the Elf on a Shelf?
Which country began the tradition of gift wrapping?
What is Japan?
The name of the main character in "Home Alone."
Who is Kevin McCallister?
This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.
Who is Paul McCartney?
Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.
What is coal?
Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.
What is gingerbread?
This holiday, observed in the U.K. on the day after Christmas, originated as a way for the rich to give their servants boxes of items to share with their families.
What is Boxing Day?
The actor who plays long-suffering Clark Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” is this original SNL cast member.
Who is Chevy Chase?
The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas.”
What is “Jingle Bells”?
This Christmas plant, popular for its bright red leaves, is native to Mexico and Central America.
What is a poinsettia?
These two items traditionally appear at the tops of Christmas trees.
What are stars and angels?
Popping tubes used in the U.K. to hold gifts and small treats go by this explosive name.
What are Christmas crackers?
In this cinematic holiday heart warmer, George Bailey receives a visit from an angel who helps him realize the importance of his own existence.
What is “It’s a Wonderful Life?”
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
What is eggnog?
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” with every one of these.
What is “Christmas card I write”?
In which country did the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree originate?
What is Germany?
This traditional Christmas beverage, made with brandy, fruit juices, and spices, is also the subject of an English folk song
What is wassail?
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?
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” features a Christmas song composed especially for the show, with lyrics written on the back on an envelope in ten minutes by the show’s producer.
What is “Christmas Time is Here”?
The color of Elvis’s suede shoes, as well as the Christmas he will have without you.
What is blue?
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
It is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you.”
What is “Mele kalikimaka”?
This 2004 animated Christmas feature was an adaptation of an illustrated storybook by Chris Van Allsburg, the same author who created “Jumanji.”
What is “The Polar Express”?
These barnyard beasts kept time for a humble percussionist in the Christmas carol, “The Little Drummer Boy”.
What are the ox and lamb?
What color are mistletoe berries?
What is white?