Music
What 1850's Christmas song is claimed to have originally been written as a Thanksgiving or drinking song?
"Jingle Bells" also known as ("The One Horse Open Sleigh")
What animated 2004 film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve?
"The Polar Express"
What Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch?”
Eggnog
The wise men brought these three gifts for the baby Jesus, not the most useful items to give a newborn.
Gold, frankincense, & myrrh
What do children typically get in their stockings if they’re on the Naughty List?
A lump of coal
Who wrote "Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto," which is featured on the 1968 album "A Soulful Christmas?"
James Brown
What animated television special (based on a book) released on December 18th, 1966?
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"
This type of calendar contains pockets filled with treats, one for each day of December through Christmas Day.
Advent calendar
One of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day. Which reindeer is that?
Cupid
You can get your Christmas card postmarked not at the North Pole, but at the city called North Pole, located in this, the largest U.S. state.
Alaska
In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what made Frosty come to life?
"An old silk hat"
What Chicagoland-based Christmas comedy film released in 1990?
"Home Alone"
What beverage company has been using Santa Claus in its advertising since 1931?
Coca-Cola
In the TV special “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” what three words best describe the Grinch?
"Stink, stank, stunk"
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Mistletoe
In the song “Mr. Grinch,” what is his brain full of?
Black spiders
What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892?
"The Nutcracker"
What much-reviled Christmas edible is known for its long shelf life?
Fruitcake
According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?
Krampus
In the early 1800s, the first gingerbread houses were reportedly inspired by what famous fairy tale?
Hansel and Gretel
In what year did Mariah Carey's single "All I Want for Christmas Is You" debut?
1994. (October 29th, 1994 in Japan)
What two Christmas movies did Loretta Devine star in?
The Preacher's Wife (1996) & This Christmas (2007)
Rather than dining on turkey, the Whos in Whoville in Dr. Seuss’s Christmas classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” enjoy this descriptively named main dish.
Roast beast
In “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” this character recites the Bible passage detailing the angel appearing to shepherds in the fields.
Linus
In what country do people celebrate Christmas by eating chicken from KFC?
Japan