Classic Christmas Movies
This iconic green Christmas character has a heart that grows three sizes on Christmas Day.
Who is the Grinch?
People often kiss under this festive plant.
What is mistletoe?
Christians celebrate Christmas as the birth of this central religious figure.
Who is Jesus?
This song features a reindeer guiding Santa's sleigh through a foggy night.
What is "Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer"?
This Jewish holiday commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple and lasts eight nights.
What is Hanukkah?
Buddy the Elf travels from the North Pole to this city to find his father.
What is New York City?
This German countdown item contains little doors hiding chocolates or gifts behind each date in December.
What is an Advent calendar?
This country is known for starting the tradition of decorating Christmas trees.
What is Germany?
This song describes a holiday scene where snow is falling and a horse-drawn sleigh glides through the night.
What is "Sleigh Ride"?
This African-American cultural celebration, beginning December 26th, focuses on principles such as unity and creativity.
What is Kwanzaa?
In Home Alone 2, Kevin stays at this famous New York hotel.
What is The Plaza Hotel?
Often hung on front doors, this circular decoration made of evergreen branches symbolizes eternal life.
What is a Christmas wreath?
This Victorian author wrote A Christmas Carol, one of the most famous Christmas stories ever.
Who is Charles Dickens?
This 1934 carol was originally written as a Thanksgiving song.
What is "Jingle Bells"?
This South Asian festival, often occurring in late fall or early winter, celebrates the triumph of light over darkness.
What is Diwali?
In A Charlie Brown Christmas, this character recites the Nativity story from the Gospel of Luke.
Who is Linus?
On St. Nicholas Eve in several European countries, children leave these by the door so they can be filled with candy, coins, or fruit.
What are shoes?
This early Christian emperor legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.
Who is Constantine?
This Bing Crosby song is the best-selling Christmas song of all time.
What is "White Christmas"?
This Pagan/Wiccan holiday marks the winter solstice and the "rebirth of the sun."
What is Yule?
In The Polar Express, the boy receives this as the first gift of Christmas.
What is a silver bell?
Also known as a "Yule log," this type of dessert is shaped like a piece of wood.
What is bûche de Noël?
This U.S. president officially declared Christmas a federal holiday in 1870.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This song, often sung by choirs, begins in Latin: "Adeste fideles"and celebrates Christ's birth.
What is "O Come, All Ye Faithful"?
This Japanese festival held on December 31st involves ritual purification and welcoming of the new year's spirits.
What is Ōmisoka?