The Real Christmas Story
Christmas Traditions
Who Said?
Christmas Songs
Christmas Movies
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This Gospel recorded Mary's song.
What is Luke?
100
This Holiday got it's origin from cultures that would celebrate the winter solstice as the beginning of the end of winter. Some associated it with the God they worshiped beginning to get well from an illness of which it was afflicted.
What is Christmas?
100
This person said "Blast this Christmas music. It’s joyful and triumphant."
Who is the Grinch?
100
Santa Clause checks his list twice in this song.
What is Santa Claus is coming to town?
100
In this movie a boy finds himself alone and needing to defend himself and his home from two thieves.
What is Home Alone?
200
This name means "God with us."
What is Immanuel?
200
This tradition originated with people decoration their doors and windows with evergreen boughs. The evergreens reminded them that green plants would grow again. In some cultures they believed that they would keep away witches, ghosts, evil spirits, and illness.
What is a Christmas Tree?
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This person said "This is extremely important. Will you please tell Santa that instead of presents this year, I just want my family back. No toys. Nothing but Peter, Kate, Buzz, Megan, Linnie, and Jeff. And my aunt and my cousins. And if he has time, my Uncle Frank. Okay?"
Who is Kevin McCallister?
200
The way the star of wonder and star of light is leading the wise men in the song We Three Kings.
What is Westward?
200
His heart was two sizes to small and that is why he hated Christmas.
Who is the Grinch?
300
This book recorded the visit of the wise men.
What is Matthew?
300
This parasitic plant was first hung up by servants in England as a Christmas decoration during the 18th Century. Men were allowed to steal a kiss from any woman caught standing under it and would pick a berry when they did so. When all the berries were gone no one was to kiss under it.
What is mistletoe?
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This person said, "First we’ll make snow angels for two hours, then we’ll go ice skating, then we’ll eat a whole roll of Tollhouse Cookie-dough as fast as we can, and then we’ll snuggle."
Who is Buddy the Elf?
300
This song contains the line "Everyone dancing merrily in the new old fashioned way."
What is Rocking Around the Christmas Tree?
300
This is the insulting name buddy the elf calls himself in the movie Elf.
What is a cotton-headed-ninny-muggins?
400
This is the country the wise men came from.
What is an Eastern Country?
400
This event has inspired our modern tradition of giving gifts to one another on Christmas day.
What is the Saturnalia Festival?
400
This person said, "Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see."
Who is the Conductor?
400
This song contains the following line, "You're a three-decker sauerkraut And toadstool sandwich, With arsenic sauce!"
What is Your're a mean one Mr. Grinch?
400
This is the name of the rabbit in the magic hat in Frosty the Snowman.
Who is Hocus Pocus?
500
This Prophetess saw Jesus at His dedication.
Who is Anna?
500
This company, through artist Haddon Sundblom, has given us the image of Santa Claus that we use today. This image was based on the Poem a visit from Saint Nicolas (also knows as Twas the Night Before Christmas)
What is Coca-Cola
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In this poem it says, "When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
What is A Visit from St. Nicholas (Twas the Night before Christmas)?
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This song is the number 1 selling song of all time.
What is White Christmas?
500
In this movie George Bailey is shown what the world would be like if he were not in it. This motivates him to be thankful for his life and what he has.
What is What a Wonderful Life?