Music
Landing on the Billboard Top 100 for 11 consecutive years, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" artist
Mariah Carey
These seemingly adorable creatures transform into small, destructive, aggressive monsters that all wreak havoc on a whole town on Christmas Eve
Gremlins
Poinsettias
In Norse mythology, Frigg, the goddess of love, promised to kiss any creature that passed beneath this evergreen sprig after it was used to revive her son, Baldur, from the dead.
Mistletoe
Ebenezer Scrooge
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love graciously gave me this gift
Nine ladies dancing
This large "elf", named after his diaper's brand label, tries to get his father removed from the naughty list by spreading Christmas spirit
Buddy
This song was written by a U.S. Northerner who fought for the Confederacy during the civil war and was originally entitled "One Horse Open Sleigh"
Jingle Bells
This is used to mark the days until Christmas and is typically made from paper and features doors, flaps, or cubby holes.
Advent calendar
Frankincense, gold, and mur
German
In this popular movie, a father determined to have a "fun old-fashioned family Christmas" covers his house in 25,000 twinkle lights which cause a citywide power shortage.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
In the 16th century, this New England group banned Christmas considering it a Catholic invention and associating the day with drunkenness
The Puritans
This 1892 two-act ballet was composed by Tchaikovsky and is typically performed around Christmas time
The Nutcracker
Mistletoe berries are this color
White
Sung to the hymn tune 'Gloria', this French carol was first known as 'Les Anges dans nos campagnes'
Angels We Have Heard on High
This boy gets left in Chicago while his parents, four siblings, 2 aunts, 2 uncles, and 9 cousins travel to Paris
Kevin McCallister
The first recorded Christmas was in Rome on December 25, AD 336. December 25th also marked this event on the Roman calendar
The winter solstice
This newer Christmas tradition features a small elf that visits a household between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve to report to Santa which kids are naughty and which are nice
An annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu. It is based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West and Southeast Africa.
Kwanzaa
Rome
The Grinch steals Christmas from the residents of Whoville with this dog who is disguised as a reindeer
Max
In Old Norse texts, this long-bearded god often leading a ghostly procession through the sky is referred to as "the Yule one" and "Yule father"
Odin
Tinsel dates back to 1610 in Germany and was first made from this material
Hammered silver
In this East Asian country, KFC is a popular Christmas meal
Japan