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200

"You sit on a throne of lies"

Elf

200

This author's "A Christmas Carol" is commonly adapted as a Christmas Play for schools

Charles Dickens

200

The number of golden rings on the first day they're given in 12 Days of Christmas

Five

200

This is a popular style of gift-giving in which each person is given a random person to get a gift for, typically with a price limit.

Secret Santa
200

Elvis is having this color of Christmas

Blue

400

5:30, jazzercize; 6:30, dinner with me—I can't cancel that again"

How The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

400

Gingerbread houses and how we decorate them were inspired by this fairy tale

Hansel and Gretel

400

According to swnsdigital.com, this gift makes up roughly 47% of recurring Christmas gifts

Candy/Chocolate

400

Company Holiday parties tend to have some sort of dress code. This common dress code involves a clothing item most people won't want to be caught in

Ugly Christmas sweaters

400

This number of ghosts appear in the story "A Christmas Carol"

Four

600

"Why's the floor wet Todd?"

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

600

This two-act ballet by Tchaikovsky tells the story of Clara, who receives the titular toy from her Godfather for Christmas

The Nutcracker

600

Counting each day once, this many birds were given as gifts during the 12 Days of Christmas

23

600

While this may be done to people's homes for some other holidays, more people tend to go all out for Christmas

Decorating

600

While this song is a beloved classic, most parents agree that they would hate if they were subjected to the events described

The Little Drummer Boy

800

"Some men are Baptists, others Catholics; my father was an Oldsmobile man.”

A Christmas Story

800

This famous author wrote his daughter a letter from Santa Claus in 1875

Mark Twain

800

Christmas was declared a US Federal Holiday during this year

1870

800

This post-Christmas event was originally used to give gifts to those in need

Boxing Day

800

This song, performed by Bing Crosby, is the best selling Christmas song of all time

White Christmas

1000

"The thing about trains... it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on."

Polar Express

1000

This is the original name for "Twas the night before Christmas..."

A visit from St. Nicholas

1000

When the Rockefeller Christmas tree switched to LED's in the 2000's. It saved this much power on an average daily basis

1200kWh

1000

The tradition of the Rockefeller Christmas Tree started in this year

1931

1000

This popular Christmas song was originally written to commemorate an event around Thanksgiving in Massachusetts

Jingle Bells