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Will Ferrell played the oversized North Pole adoptee who sets off to find his father in this 2003 Christmas classic
What is "Elf"
In The Twelve Days of Christmas, lords a-leaping appear in this quantity
What is 10
This character has a corn cob pipe and button nose
Who is Frosty the Snowman
These classic Christmas sweets begin as striped loaves before a machine pulls and twists it into thin, hook-shaped treats
What are candy canes
The depiction of Christ's birth
What is the Nativity
These are the four major food groups for elves in the Christmas film “Elf”
What are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” with every one of these
What is "Christmas card I write"
These 3 words are what best described the Grinch, "and I quote..."
What is stink, stank, and stunk
The English also refer to Santa Claus by this proper-sounding name
What is Father Christmas
The wise men brought these three gifts for the baby Jesus
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh
In the 1983 holiday favorite “A Christmas Story,” Ralphie’s father wins a lamp shaped like this body part as a runner-up prize from a newspaper contest
What is a leg lamp
This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album
Who is Paul McCartney
In “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” this character recites the Bible passage detailing the angel appearing to shepherds in the fields
Who is Linus
This Christmas plant, popular for its bright red leaves, is native to Mexico and Central America
What is a poinsettia
An order from an angry ruler threatened the life of the Baby Jesus leading the Holy Family to flee here
What is Egypt
This “Home Alone” character fends off a pair of robbers by building slapstick traps in his house
Who is Kevin McAlister
In the song "12 days of Christmas" there are this many gifts given
What is 364
This is the family name of Tiny Tim and his father Bob in Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol"
What is Cratchit
This dark fairy tale was the inspiration for gingerbread houses
What is Hansel and Gretel
Jesus was to be born in the land of Judah and
What is the House of David
The actor who plays long-suffering Clark Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” is this original SNL cast member
Who is Chevy Chase
It may sound like a composition from the Middle Ages, but this classic Christmas hymn appeared in 1843 and made its debut in 1847
What is "O Holy Night"
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts
Who is Krampus
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies
What is kissing under the mistletoe
The Angels proclaimed this at the moment of Christ's birth
Glory to God in the highest and on Earth peace to those to whom on his favor rest