Advent
Circle of greenery with four blue candles and one white candle in the center.
What is an Advent Wreath?
Children leave these refreshments for Santa on Christmas Eve.
What are milk and cookies?
"Still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful wings unfurled..."
What is It Came Upon the Midnight Clear?
Festival of Lights
What is Hanukkah?
Andes candy combines these two popular Christmas flavors.
What is chocolate and mint?
A daily countdown to Christmas for children, often reveals a piece of candy each day.
What is an Advent Calendar?
We wish you this.
What is a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year?
"For Christ is born of Mary, and, gathered all above while mortals sleep, the angels keep their watch of wond'ring love."
What is O Little Town of Bethlehem?
What is the winter solstice?
What are red and green?
This is sometimes the color of the candle in the advent wreath used to represent the 3rd Sunday in Advent called Gaudete Sunday.
What is pink?
Tidings of this, are sung of in God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
What is comfort and joy?
"Christ, by highest heav'n adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord..."
A government holiday in Canada on December 26th, associated with shopping.
What is Boxing Day?
These two singers sang a Christmas duet combining the songs Little Drummer Boy and Peace on Earth.
Who are Bing Crosby and David Bowie?
A popular advent hymn that says to "Rejoice! Rejoice!"
What is "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"?
All is this when bells are ringing, children singing.
What is Merry and Bright?
"The highest, most holy, light of light eternal, born of a virgin, a mortal he comes"
What is O Come, All Ye Faithful?
A holiday honoring a Christian martyr on Dec 26th (or 27th) is mentioned in the song Good King Wenceslas.
What is Saint Stephen's Day? (or Feast of Stephen)
The most popular Christmas cookie in the U.S. in 2019, according to Betty Crocker, combines this type of cookie and this type of candy.
What is a peanut butter cookie with a hershey's kiss (or chocolate star)?
The type of fruit used to make a christingle.
What is an orange?
Song from 1964 Ruldolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer movie.
What is Silver and Gold?
"Flocks were sleeping, shepherds keeping vigil till the morning new, saw the glory, heard the story, tidings of a gospel true."
What is Infant Holy, Infant Lowly?
The evening of December 5th, where Saint Nick leaves treats for well behaved children, and his scary companion leaves coal for poorly behaved children.
What is Krampusnacht (or Krampus night)?
This new 2021 Disney series combines Christmas and the Marvel universe.
What is Hawkeye?