Holiday History
This 1843 novella by Charles Dickens helped reshape Christmas into a family-centered holiday focused on generosity and goodwill.
What is A Christmas Carol?
This 1898 British silent trick film is the oldest Christmas film (with a runtime of 1 minute and 16 seconds) featuring the titular home intruder that brings toys to children.
What is Santa Claus?
Run, run as fast as you can, as this spiced humanoid cookie has been known for its speed in folklore.
What is a gingerbread man?
It's Time! Fortunately for all of us, Mariah Carey wants just one thing for Christmas, and it happens to be this.
What is You?
This flashy clothing tradition has become a staple of office parties and holiday contests.
What are ugly sweaters?
The modern Christmas tree tradition began in this European country, where families first decorated evergreen trees or tannenbaums in their homes.
What is Germany?
In The Polar Express, this is the name of the male protagonist with yellow pajamas and a hole-y blue robe.
Who is Hero Boy?
According to seussville.com, you will need 4-5 pounds of boneless strip loin roast to make this meal featured in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
What is Roast Beast?
While Gayla Peevey might want this title creature for the holidays, she might not want to deal with the waste of a 3,000 pound mammal.
What is a hippopotamus/hippo?
This popular holiday plant has bright red leaves and is often displayed indoors in December.
What are poinsettias?
Among the many miracles attributed to this 4th-century bishop is the resurrection of three boys murdered and hidden in a pickle barrel, a legend that helped cement his status as a protector of children.
Who is Saint Nicholas?
This is what Clark Griswold asks for at the end of his explosive rant about his bonus.
What is Tylenol?
This holiday candy treat was potentially created by a choirmaster as a way to get children to shut up at church and remind them of shepherds.
What is a candy cane?
Thank God it's George Michael, Bono, Sting, Phil Collins, and many other artists (instead of you) that make up this group that performed the hit "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia.
What is Bandaid?
This Russian composer wrote the ballet The Nutcracker, whose music—especially “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”—has become a Christmas staple.
Who is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
In 17th-century England, Christmas celebrations were briefly banned by these religious reformers, who viewed the holiday as unbiblical.
Who were the Puritans?
This actor of It's a Wonderful Life had worked with Frank Capra, the director, twice before in both You Can't Take It with You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939).
Who is James "Jimmy" Stewart?
This holiday beverage originated from posset, a popular hot drink made of milk curdled with wine or ale and spices that was referenced in Shakespeare's works.
What is Eggnog?
Recorded by Brenda Lee when she was just 13 years old, 5 years older than Kevin McAllister, this song features in Home Alone as a cutout of Michael Jordan rides a toy train.
What is "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"?
Popular in the U.K., these festive table items are pulled apart to reveal a paper crown, joke, and small gift.
What are Christmas crackers?
December 25 was not mentioned in the Bible but became widely accepted as Christmas during the era of this Roman emperor.
Who is Constantine the Great?
First aired in 1965, this animated special famously used jazz music instead of traditional TV scoring.
What is A Charlie Brown Christmas?
This drink, meaning "be in good health" in Norse, is a hot mulled cider, ale, or wine and spices, drunk traditionally as an integral part of a caroling-like activity of a similar name.
What is wassail?
The Gray Panthers protested this holiday hit as they believed the song was ageist and hostile towards the central figure of the song.
What is "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer"?
Taking your Christmas lights down by Groundhog Day is a must to avoid a $250 fine in this southern California city.
What is San Diego?