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In the 1990 film "Home Alone," Kevin McCallister rigs a lightbulb to drop this item onto Marv's face.
What is a hot iron?
In the Rankin-Bass classic "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," we learn that Santa was raised with this alliterative name.
What is Kris Kringle?
Though popular in English, this calm, bright carol was actually originally in German.
What is Silent Night?
Many accounts of the famous "Christmas Truce" of World War I include tales of opposing soldiers playing this sport together.
What is soccer/football?
What is surfing?
In the 1989 classic "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," this furry creature is vaporized when Clark plugs in the lights for the Christmas Tree.
What is Aunt Bethany's cat?
What is Pere Noel?
This popular Christmas carol was written by James Lord Pierpont, and originally was written without the Christmas connection in mind.
What is "Jingle Bells?"
This wintery holiday, now nearly synonymous with Christmas, was once the more common of the two in Germanic Europe.
What is Yule?
In Wales, a neighbor will wear a cloak and carry a stick topped with the skull of this animal and go around the town singing and asking for food and drink.
What is a horse?
Though he has very few real lines, this villainous child of Gizmo from the 1984 film "Gremlins" was voiced by Frank Welker, who is best known as the voice of Fred in Scooby Doo.
Who is Stripe?
The Old Germanic basis for Santa is thought to pull from tales of this Norse god leading the wild hunt.
Who is Odin?
Common in Christmas Carols, this Latin phrase translates to "Glory to God in the Highest."
What is "Gloria in excelsis Deo?"
The story of Jesus' birth can be in these two books of the Bible. (Name at least one)
What are Matthew and Luke?
Likely due to the association of the holiday with American culture, many Japanese families will feast on this fast food chain for Christmas.
What is KFC?
In the 2004 animated film "The Polar Express," this singular actor voiced six of the film's incredibly uncanny-looking characters.
Who is Tom Hanks?
In Italy, Santa is called by this name, not Topo Gigio as Tim Allen may have led you to believe.
What is Babbo Natale?
This myrrh-giving king's verse in We Three Kings makes reference to Jesus' tomb.
Who is Balthazar?
Christmas typically occurs around the winter solstice, also known as this more scientific term.
What is the hibernal solstice?
In Gävle, Sweden, the locals construct a massive version of one of these traditional figures, though it often become the target of arsonists and ne'er-do-wells.
What is a Yule Goat?
In the 2003 film "Elf," this is said to be the third rule of the elf code.
What is "the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear?"
Though it is often said that only Chinese restaurants are open on Christmas, some Chinese people do actually celebrate Christmas, referring to Santa Claus by this name.
What is Shengdan Laoren?
At the end of the 12th day of Christmas, your true love will have given you this many birds.
What is 184?
This year is the year that Christmas was made a federal holiday, just a few weeks after Charles Dickens, the author of A Christmas Carol, died at age 58.
What is 1870?
In Oaxaca, Mexico, locals partake in an annual contest carving these rather than pumpkins, creating beautiful sculptures.
What are radishes?