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100

"Noël" in English

"Christmas" (Latin for "Birth")

100

Used to illuminate Christmas trees before the invention of electric lights

Candles

100

Name of the family featured in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

The Griswolds

100

Pop duo who released the song "Last Christmas" (1984)

Wham!

100

Children typically get this in their stockings if they are on the Naughty List

A lump of coal

200

Name for wild reindeer in North America

Caribou

200

Fruit that was a popular stocking stuffer

An orange

200

Christmas movie in which Tom Hanks plays six of the characters

The Polar Express

(Hero Boy, Father, Conductor, Hobo, Scrooge, Santa Claus)

200

Item that makes Frosty come to life in "Frosty the Snowman"

An old silk hat

200

Plant known as the Christmas flower

Poinsettia

300

Company that sponsored the first Santa Claus Parade in Toronto (1905).

Eaton's

300

Christmas decoration once made of real silver

Tinsel

300

Who plays the Prime Minister in Love Actually (2003)

Hugh Grant

300

Pudding called for in the song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"

Figgy pudding

300

Food-shaped ornament hidden on the Christmas tree

A pickle

400

Canadian chain store to once feature the slogan "Give like Santa, Save like Scrooge" during the holiday season

Canadian Tire

400

Country that started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree

Germany

400

Something that happens to Ralphie's friend as a result of a "triple-dog dare" from another classmate in A Christmas Story (1983)

He gets his tongue stuck to a flagpole

400

Total amount of gifts given in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"

364

400

The first gingerbread houses were inspired by this famous fairy tale

"Hansel and Gretel"

500

City officially known as "The Christmas Capital of Canada"

Winnipeg

500

Toy that caused near riots at Christmas (1983)

Cabbage Patch Kids

500

Real-life department store in Miracle on 34th Street

Macy's

500

Best-selling Christmas single of all time

"White Christmas", Bing Crosby

500

Gift exchange that sounds like it could involve a trade of New York baseball players

Yankee Swap