Pop Songs
This song is the biggest selling Christmas single of all time
"White Christmas"
"Disperse the gloomy clouds of night"
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
In 1643, this island was discovered and named in the Indian Ocean
Christmas Island
The Mexican posada procession recreates this event
Mary riding on a donkey into town to ask for lodging
Micah the prophet predicts this important Nativity detail
That the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem
This song claims to be heard on "every street corner"
"Silver Bells"
In 1776, this historic naval action turned the course of the Revolutionary War
Washington crosses the Delaware
In Germany, the children are not allowed to see this until Christmas Eve
The Christmas tree
Isaiah 7:14 predicts this miracle regarding the Messiah
The virgin birth of the Messiah
Despite being a Christmas song, this song includes the line "scary ghost stories"
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
"To save us all from Satan's power"
In 1991, this technology was given its first test run
The world wide web
The Ukrainian Christmas Eve supper typically has this many courses: a feast of Biblical proportions!
12
This exiled prophet foretold the exact time of the Messiah's arrival and death
Daniel
This scandalous duet was featured in the movie Elf
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
"We hear the Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell"
In 1991, its president resigned; on the following day, this vast nation ceased to exist
The Soviet Union
Plains-dwelling Canadians typically start the Christmas season by importing this Japanese fruit
Mandarin oranges
Genesis 3:15 calls Jesus this term when prophesying that He will crush the head of the serpent/Satan
The seed of the woman
This song is sometimes sung with the line "until the alligators knock him down"
"Winter Wonderland"
"The world in solemn stillness lay"
In 2007, three people were killed at the San Francisco Zoo after this happened
A tiger escaped
Norwegians traditionally hide these items on Christmas Eve so that the witches won't come around
Brooms
In Numbers 24:17, this wayward prophet is traditionally considered the first to predict the star of Bethlehem that the wise men would follow
Balaam