Songs
This mythical winter sprite is nipping at your nose in “The Christmas Song.”
Who is Jack Frost?
Will Ferrell played the oversized North Pole adoptee who sets off to find his father in this 2003 Christmas classic.
What is “Elf”?
Children typically leave this tasty treat for Santa on Christmas Eve.
What are milk and cookies?
Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.
What is gingerbread?
This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.
What is the Elf on a Shelf?
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
What is eggnog?
Jim Carrey’s grumpy green gremlin lays siege to this town in the 2000 film “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
What is Whoville?
In Mexico, children break open these hanging papier mache sculptures to release the gifts inside.
What are pinatas?
In “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, the carolers threaten to stay put until they receive this proper English dish.
What is figgy pudding?
There were no creatures stirring on the night before Christmas, not even one of these.
What is a mouse?
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” with every one of these.
What is “Christmas card I write”?
This 2004 animated Christmas feature was an adaptation of an illustrated storybook by Chris Van Allsburg, the same author who created “Jumanji.”
What is “The Polar Express”?
These two items traditionally appear at the tops of Christmas trees.
What are stars and angels?
These classic Christmas sweets begin as striped loaves before a machine pulls and twists it into thin, hook-shaped treats.
What are candy canes?
This is the true number of Santa’s reindeer in the Christmas poem T’was the Night Before Christmas.
What is eight? (Rudolph isn’t mentioned.)
The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas.”
What is “Jingle Bells”?
In the classic stop-motion animation Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Hermie the Elf would rather be this as an occupation.
What is a dentist?
More than 1.5 billion of these travel through the U.S. Postal Service every year.
What are Christmas cards?
One of the key flavors in eggnog is this aromatic spice, often sprinkled on top as a garnish.
What is nutmeg?
This type of calendar contains pockets filled with treats, one for each day of December through Christmas Day.
What is an advent calendar?
This catch 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history.
What is “All I Want for Christmas is You”?
This “Home Alone” character fends off a pair of robbers by building slapstick traps in his house.
Who is Kevin McAlister?
The tradition of using a decorated tree as a symbol of Christmas began in this European country.
What is Germany?
Consumers buy an estimated two million of these sugary Christmas loaves each year, a surprising amount for a dessert many people love to hate.
What is fruitcake?
The color of Elvis’s suede shoes, as well as the Christmas he will have without you.
What is blue?