12 Days of Christmas (Quantity or Day)
LORDS A LEAPING
10/10TH
"First, we'll make snow angels for two hours, then we'll go ice skating, then we'll eat a whole roll of Toll House cookie dough as fast as we can and then we'll snuggle."
Elf
Sausages wrapped in bacon
Pigs in a Blanket
An 8 day Jewish celebration, that commemorate the re-dedication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem.
Hanukkah
This Christmas-themes ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg Russia in 1892.
The Nutcracker
DRUMMERS DRUMMING
12/12TH
"I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love."
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Christmas beverage also known as milk punch.
Eggnog
Observed from Dec 26 to Jan 1, this holiday celebrates African culture and community.
Kwanzaa
This US department store is featured in the movie "Miracle on 34th Street".
Macy's
MAIDS A MILKING
8/8TH
"I'm eating junk and watching rubbish! You better come out and stop me!"
Home Alone
A mixture of dried fruits and spices in a pie shell.
Mince Pie/ Mince Meat Pie
A Mexican holiday that takes place between Dec. 16 and Dec. 24, honors the journey of Joseph and Mary as they made their way from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
Las Posadas
This Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant.
Mistletoe
FRENCH HENS
3/3RD
"Looks great. Little full, lotta sap."
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Loaf with candied or dried fruit, nuts and spices and optionally soaked in spirits.
Fruitcake
Held each year on Jan. 13, this holiday is celebrated in Northern India and marks the end of the winter when the sun changes its course.
Lohri
This animatronic cassette-playing toy bear is what every kid wanted for Christmas in the mid 80s.
Teddy Ruxpin
SWANS A SWIMMING
7/7TH
"Merry Christmas ya filthy animal... and a Happy New Year.
Home Alone 2
An edible mixture, often composed of herbs and a starch such as bread, baked individually or in the cavity of a bird.
Stuffing
It falls on December 21st. It celebrates the rebirth of the sun, because days get longer from then on out.
Winter Solstice
This famous fairy tale reportedly inspired the first gingerbread houses in the early 1800s
Hansel & Gretel