CHRISTMAS FOOD
Vegetable often used as a snowman's nose
Carrot
Original song title: "One Horse Open Sleigh"
"Jingle Bells"
This reindeer's name begins with a V.
Vixen
Highest grossing holiday film: Elf, Grinch or Home Alone
Grinch ($260 million)
This year the US Postal System issued it's first Christmas stamp. 1942, 1952, 1962, 1972
1962
Type of fruit tree gifted by true love in "12 Days of Christmas"
Pear
Original song title: "Tinkle Bells"
Silver Bells
This reindeer's name begins with a "B".
Blitzen
# of time the name Santa Claus is used in "The Night Before Christmas".
0
In 1931 Coca-Cola first used Santa on their advertisements, with artist Haddon Sundblom making only one major change to the iconic portrayal of him by Thomas Nast.
They switched his pipe to a glass bottle of Coke.
Most popular type of cookie left out for Santa
Chocolate Chip
Original poem title: "A Visit by St. Nicholas"
"Twas the Night before Christmas"
In the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" this is given on the 10th day.
Ten lords-a-leaping
# of Gifts in the song "12 Days of Christmas" if you you receive all of the gifts.
364
In 1880 he put up the first Christmas display made from electric lights to advertise his light bulbs. A few years later an inventor named Edward Johnson created the first string of Christmas lights.
Thomas Edison
Candy that danced in kid's heads in "Twas Night before Christmas"
Sugar plums
Famous line from "The Christmas Song"
"Chestnuts roasting over an open fire"
DAILY DOUBLE:
The year the first commercial card was made.
1843
# in billion of Christmas cards Americans send per year: 1, 1.5, or 2
1.5 Billion
This cartoonist's 1881 drawing is largely responsible for defining what the modern Santa Claus looks like today. James Gillray, Frank T. Beard, or Thomas Nast
Thomas Nast
One of two ingredients used as sweetener in gingerbread
Honey or molasses
Subtitled "Christmas Don't be Late," sung by a trio of animals
"The Chipmunk Song"
Elvis Presley sings about this kind of Christmas.
Blue Christmas
# of reindeer that pull Sant's sleigh.
8
The Coca-Cola Christmas trucks and the “Holidays Are Coming” advertisements, first started up in this year and now signal the beginning of Christmas… 1930 1945 1995 1987
Even if it’s November…
1995