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The color of Elvis’s suede shoes, as well as the Christmas he will have without you.
Blue
There were no creatures stirring on the night before Christmas, not even one of these.
a mouse
This Christmas plant, popular for its bright red leaves, is native to Mexico and Central America.
poinsettia
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” features a Christmas song composed especially for the show, with lyrics written on the back on an envelope in ten minutes by the show’s producer.
Christmas Time is Here
Rather than dining on turkey, the Whos in Whoville in Dr. Seuss’s Christmas classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” enjoy this descriptively named main dish.
roast beast
This mythical winter sprite is nipping at your nose in “The Christmas Song.”
Jack Frost
In The Twelve Days of Christmas, lords a-leaping appear in this quantity
tenth day
The wise men brought these three gifts for the baby Jesus, not the most useful items to give a newborn.
gold, frankincense, and myrrh
In “A Holly, Jolly Christmas,” singer Burl Ives suggests that you say hello to these two classifications of people.
folks you know and everyone you meet
Christmas pies, served in many English-speaking countries, are also known by this more descriptive name, inspired by the blend of beef suet and fruit in the filling
mincemeat pies
What is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you.”
Mele kalikimaka
In the classic stop-motion animation Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Hermie the Elf would rather be this as an occupation.
a dentist
the family name of Tiny Tim and his father Bob in Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol.”
Cratchit
It may sound like a composition from the Middle Ages, but this classic Christmas hymn appeared in 1843 and made its debut in 1847.
O Holy Night
the four major food groups for elves in the Christmas film “Elf”.
candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup
Popping tubes used in the U.K. to hold gifts and small treats go by this explosive name.
Christmas crackers
These candlelit paper lanterns are a Christmas tradition in Mexico and in the Southwestern U.S.
luminarias
The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas.”
Jingle Bells
These classic Christmas sweets begin as striped loaves before a machine pulls and twists it into thin, hook-shaped treats.
candy canes
The gift given to Ralphie from his aunt in A Christmas Story.
Bunny suit
This holiday, observed in the U.K. on the day after Christmas, originated as a way for the rich to give their servants boxes of items to share with their families.
Boxing Day
You can get your Christmas card postmarked not at the North Pole, but at the city called North Pole, located in this, the largest U.S. state.
Alaska
This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.
Paul McCartney
The smooth, candy-like hard frosting used to decorate sugar cookies goes by this regal name.
royal icing
Rudolph's girlfriend's name in Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.
Clarice