Festive Foods & Drinks
This creamy holiday beverage is often topped with nutmeg and sometimes spiked with rum or brandy.
What is Eggnog?
This song is the most streamed Christmas song in the world.
What is "All I want for Christmas is You"?
People often hang these by the fireplace for Santa to fill.
What are stockings?
Santa delivers gifts using this mode of transportation.
What is Sleigh?
Children often use snow, a carrot, and sticks to build this classic winter figure.
What is a snowman?
These spiced cookies, often cut into festive shapes and decorated with icing, are a holiday favorite.
What are gingerbread cookies (or gingerbread men)?
Brenda Lee was ‘rockin’ around’ this holiday decoration in her 1958 hit.
What is the Christmas Tree?
People often kiss under this hanging plant during the holidays.
What is Mistletoe?
This popular December shopping event, held the day after Thanksgiving, is known for massive sales and holiday deals.
What is Black Friday?
In this popular December game, participants draw names to secretly give each other small gifts.
What is Secret Santa?
This sweet and savory holiday main dish is often coated in a brown sugar or honey glaze and decorated with pineapple rings.
What is glazed ham (or just ham)?
This 1957 hit by Bobby Helms has become one of the best-selling Christmas singles of all time.
What is “Jingle Bell Rock”?
This item is often placed at the top of Christmas Trees.
What is Star?
If you’re unsure what to buy, this convenient option lets the recipient choose.
What is a gift card?
In some European countries, children leave their shoes out on December 5th instead of stockings, hoping to receive gifts from this saint.
Who is Saint Nicholas?
This iconic combo is usually left out for Santa on Christmas Eve.
What is Milk and Cookies?
In this song, a couple playfully argues about whether one of them should leave, singing, ‘Say, what’s in this drink?’
What is "Baby, It's cold outside"?
This popular decoration was first made with strands of silver.
What is tinsel?
According to the famous carol, this was the gift given on the fifth day of Christmas.
What are 5 golden rings?
This log, burned during Christmas in old European traditions, inspired a popular dessert.
What is a Yule Log?
This Caribbean Christmas treat is a dark, rum-soaked cake made by blending dried fruits months in advance.
What is Jamaican black cake (or rum cake)?
This song is said to be the most streamed Christmas song by a male artist.
What is "Last Christmas" (by Wham!)?
The tradition of putting up a decorated Christmas tree originated in this country.
What is Germany?
In the 12 Days of Christmas, if you added up every gift mentioned in the song, you’d receive this many total presents.
What is 364?
This December celebration features seven principles and a candleholder called a kinara.
What is Kwanza?