Christmas Movies
This holiday classic film features a young boy and two robbers in Chicago.
Home Alone
True or False: In the Netherlands, children receive sweets and small presents in their shoes.
True! Children in the Netherlands leave their shoes by the fireplace or door on December 5th, hoping that Sinterklaas (St. Nicholas) will fill them with gifts!
This song begins with "dashing through the snow"...
Jingle Bells
This saint is the inspiration for Santa Claus.
St. Nicholas
This dessert is often decorated with frosting and candy to look like a house.
Gingerbread house
This classic movie features the line, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings."
It's a Wonderful Life
Kentucky Fried Chicken
This tradition started with a successful marketing campaign in 1974, and now families often preorder their Christmas chicken meals weeks in advance!
This Mariah Carey hit is played every Christmas season.
All I Want for Christmas Is You
This country is credited with starting the tradition of the Christmas tree.
Germany
This traditional Christmas drink is made with eggs and milk.
Eggnog
This animated film is about a magical train ride to the North Pole.
The Polar Express
This German tradition involves hiding a small green vegetable in the tree
Christmas pickle
This holiday tune includes an instrument found in this room... (hint: ask Mary to play it!)
Little Drummer Boy
In this year, Christmas was declared a federal holiday in the United States.
1870
This dessert is known for its dense texture and long shelf life.
Fruitcake
This green character learns the true meaning of Christmas.
The Grinch
This activity involves singing from door-to-door.
Christmas caroling
This song begins with "chestnuts roasting on an open fire"...
The Christmas Song
This Victorian author wrote A Christmas Carol.
Charles Dickens
True or False: The candy cane originated as a religious symbol.
True! The candy cane was originally created in the 17th century by a choirmaster in Germany. It is said to represent the shepherd’s crook from the Nativity story and was used to keep children quiet during church services.
This Tim Burton movie combines Christmas and Halloween.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
These are calendars used to count down the days until Christmas.
Advent calendars
This popular tune, "Feliz Navidad," means _____ in Spanish.
Merry Christmas
True or False: Christmas was once banned.
True! In the mid-17th century, Christmas celebrations were banned in England under Oliver Cromwell's Puritan rule. They viewed it as a frivolous holiday with pagan roots. Similarly, Christmas was outlawed in parts of colonial America, including Boston, until the mid-19th century.
True or False: Figgy pudding always contains figs.
False! Despite its name, figgy pudding (or Christmas pudding) doesn’t necessarily contain figs! This traditional British dessert is more of a steamed suet pudding made with a variety of dried fruits, spices, and alcohol like brandy or rum. The term "figgy" likely referred to any dried fruits used in the recipe centuries ago.