Christmas Traditions
These two items traditionally appear at the tops of Christmas trees
Stars and angels
This carol features shepherds responding to the angel with “Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Angels We Have Heard On High
The children shout this phrase when Frosty comes alive in Frosty The Snowman
Happy Birthday!
Will Ferrell played the oversized North Pole adoptee who sets off to find his father in this 2003 Christmas classic
Elf
Jesus was born in this type of building, because there was no room at the inn.
Stable
This tradition involves hiding a small green vegetable ornament in the Christmas tree for someone to find first.
Christmas Pickle
This mournful Christmas song begins with the line: “I’ll have a blue Christmas without you.”
Blue Christmas
During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink
Rockefeller Center
In “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” this character recites the Bible passage detailing the angel appearing to shepherds in the fields
Linus
This angel announced the birth of Jesus to Mary.
Gabriel
This historic Christian tradition involves lighting four candles — three purple and one pink — on the Sundays leading up to Christmas
Advent Wreath
This catch 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history.
All I Want For Christmas Is You
This Christmas plant, popular for its bright red leaves, is native to Mexico and Central America
Poinsetta
Instead of receiving cash as a holiday bonus in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”, Clark Griswold receives this sweet yet disappointing surprise
subscription to the Jelly of the Month club
The name of the town where the angel met Mary
Nazareth
This country’s Christmas markets, such as the one in Nuremberg, inspired many others around the world
Germany
This classic carol asks Christ to “fit us for heaven to live with Thee there.”
Away In A Manger
The English also refer to Santa Claus by this proper-sounding name
Father Christmas
This “Home Alone” character fends off a pair of robbers by building slapstick traps in his house
Kevin McAlister
The reason Mary was travelling, even though she was pregnant
To pay taxes
In Japan, this unlikely American fast-food chain became a Christmas tradition after a 1970s marketing campaign.
KFC
In “The 12 Days of Christmas,” this is the total number of gifts given by the end of the song
364
This company is credited with popularizing the modern image of Santa Claus in red and white through 1930s advertising.
Coca-Cola
There is an ongoing debate online about whether this action flick starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is actually a Christmas film
Die Hard
This Gospel contains the story of the angel Gabriel appearing to Mary
Gospel according to Luke