Christmas books
This classic tale from Dr. Seuss about a grouchy green grump has been made into several movies throughout the years.
How to Grinch Stole Christmas
What kind of animal is the main character in the following Christmas books: Clifford's first Christmas, A Very Marley Christmas, and A Shiloh Christmas?
A dog
Silent Night
Navidad
Spanish
This treat eaten mainly at Christmas represents a "J" for Jesus's name when held one way and a shepherd's staff when held another.
Candy Cane
This classic story by Clement Clarke Moore about St. Nick and his team of reindeer is both read and recited around the world every year at Christmas.
The Night Before Christmas
What is the name of the loyal dog who sticks by his grinch friend in the Dr. Seuss classic?
Max
"How still we see thee lie."
O, Little Town of Bethlehem
Noel
French
The 4 candles typically lit one Sunday each week during this season traditionally represent hope, faith, joy, and peace.
Advent
This story about a young boy who travels to the North Pole and receives the first gift of Christmas directly from Santa was made into a movie in 2004.
The Polar Express
In Jan Brett's "The Mitten," this animal and his friends all try to use a cast off mitten as a sleeping bag and end up stretching it out beyond any further use.
A hedgehog
The first noel
Natale
Italian
This decoration commonly found hanging on doors symbolizes a representation of eternal life both by its shape and its material.
The Nutcracker
This too-cool animal with amazing sneakers has his own Christmas story where he counts down the 12 groovy days of Christmas.
Pete the cat
"From angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold."
It came upon a midnight clear
German
This item is thought to derive from St. Nicholas throwing bags of gold down the chimney of a poor man's house to provide a dowry for his 3 daughters.
Stockings
The book series "If you give a mouse a cookie" features lots of consequences for small actions. Which book in this series tells what happens between mouse and his boy at Christmas?
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
This animal with poor taste in clothing lives in the Nice Icy Land with fellow penguins Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect. He is always described as "an odd bird, but a nice bird to have around - especially at Christmas."
Tacky the penguin
"Ye who sang creation's story now proclaim Messiah's birth."
Angels From the Realms of Glory
Jul
Swedish or Norwegian or Danish
Derived from the French word etincelle and designed to enhance the flickering lights on a Christmas tree, this item reminds us of how Jesus was a guiding light to the world.
Tinsel