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Nickname for the Monday after Thanksgiving
Cyber Monday
Traditional ones have this many openings
24
Most include a baby Jesus, Joseph, shepherd, wisemen, and some animals
Nativity Set
Composed by Austrian priest Joseph Mohr on a broken church organ; but not necessarily after dark
Silent Night
He quotes Luke 1 when he explains what Christmas is all about Charlie Brown
Linus
Montgomery Ward invented this shiny animal as a gimmick to sell holiday coloring books
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
The first ones were produced in this country until production was stopped but the Nazis during WWII
Germany
Amusing and impractical gifts that are typically exchanged at an office party
White Elephant gift
Title of Dicken’s tale about Timy Tim and Scrooge
A Christmas Carole
His house wins the neighborhood lights display contest
Snoopy
Site that 42% of US shoppers use as their primary gift-buying destination
Amazon
US President contributed to their popularity when he was photographed opening one with a grandchild
Eisenhower *DAILY DOUBLE
Character who is hidden throughout the house to help Santa determine who is naughty or nice
Elf on the Shelf
Gift on the 7th day of Christmas
Seven Swans a Swimming
Ran on this network from 1965 to 2000
CBS
Violent outbursts by customers searching for this toy in 1983 inspired the plot of the movie Jingle All the Way
Cabbage Patch Doll
Mattel offers one with orange tracks and a daily one of these
Hot Wheels
Organization that runs the Red Christmas Kettle campaign
Salvation Army
Guinness World Records has named this the best selling single of all time
White Christmas
Unconventional style of music for a soundtrack; played by the Vince Guaraldi Trip
Jazz
According to the National Retail Federation, the “holiday season” officially begins on this date
November 1
What adventus means in Latin
Coming or Arrival of Christ
NBA team that has played the most Christmas Day games
New York Knicks
Can mean go door to door giving out wishes or a hot and thick spiced beverage
Wassail
Peanuts creator who insisted on “no laugh track” and the bible reading
Charles M Schulz