Christmas & Winter Traditions
What decoration is traditionally placed at the top of a Christmas tree?
A star or an angel
Finish the lyric: “Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the ___.”
Way
The Jewish holiday also known as the Festival of Lights
Hanukkah
According to the song, the number reindeer that Santa has
Nine
The holiday movie that features a train traveling to the North Pole
The Polar Express
What do people traditionally hang by the fireplace for Santa to fill?
Stockings
The holiday song that features a glowing red nose?
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
The plant often hung in doorways and associated with kissing during the holidays.
Mistletoe
The holiday story that features three ghosts visiting a man on Christmas Eve
A Christmas Carol
In A Christmas Carol, this is the name of Scrooge’s former business partner
Jacob Marley
The country in which the Christmas tree tradition began
Germany
The Christmas song begins with the words “You better watch out”?
“Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”
The figure from European folklore who punishes naughty children in December
Krampus
In the movie Elf, the food that Buddy puts on his spaghetti
Candy or syrup
A 1946 film showing George Bailey learning the value of his life and containing the iconic line,"every time a bell rings and angel gets its wings."
It’s a Wonderful Life
The holiday that is celebrated for eight nights with candles and a menorah?
Hanukkah
The holiday song that was originally written for Thanksgiving but became popular at Christmas?
“Jingle Bells”
The winter holiday that celebrates the shortest day of the year
Winter Solstice
The first song to be broadcast from space in 1965
“Jingle Bells”
In the movie Home Alone, this is the city Kevin’s family travels to for Christmas
Paris, France
The name of the period leading up to Christmas in the Christian calendar
Advent
The Christmas song that includes the line “A partridge in a pear tree”?
“The Twelve Days of Christmas”
The U.S. president who made Christmas a federal holiday in 1870
Ulysses S. Grant
The traditional poem that begins with “’Twas the night before Christmas”?
A Visit from St. Nicholas
A famous ballet traditionally performed during the holiday season
The Nutcracker