Blockbusters
When filming The Santa Clause, this actor had to stay in character around the child actors even when they weren't filming, because they thought he was the real deal
Tim Allen
This Scottish New Years festival is often celebrated with fireworks, street parties, and the singing of Burns' Auld Lang Syne.
Hogmanay
Written in 1824, the German song, Oh Tannenbaum was originally unrelated to Christmas. Just an ode to this.
Fir tree
This wreath with four candles symbolizes the passage of the four weeks leading up to Christ's birth
Advent Wreath
Known for a kind of "spooky" aesthetic, this Edward Scissorhands filmmaker created the stop-motion animated classic, "Nightmare Before Christmas" in 1993
Tim Burton
This country was the origin of the tradition of making a gingerbread house
Germany
Originally titled "A Visit from St. Nicholas", this Clement Clark Moore poem is often recited on Christmas Eve
Twas the Night Before Christmas
According to the gospel of Matthew, the wisemen brought these three items as gifts for the baby Jesus
Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh
The movie White Christmas takes place mainly in this state
Vermont
This Canadian organization volunteers over 200,000 work hours to sort and respond to letters sent to postal code H0H 0H0
Canada Post
In 1968, astronaut Frank Borman closed his Christmas reading with, "good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas – and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth" while orbiting this.
The moon
This guy appears in the gospel of Matthew and orders the execution of the Holy Innocents, all male children under the age of 2 born in the region of Bethlehem.
King Herod
In "A Christmas Carol", this is the first ghost to appear to Scrooge
Jacob Marley
In certain regions of this country, Père Noel is accompanied by Père Fouettard (Father Whipper), who spanks the naughty children
In 1880, this inventor put up the first Christmas display made of electric lights to advertise his new lightbulbs
Thomas Edison
This Christian organization has been sending Santa-clad, bell-ringing donation collectors to street corners since 1890.
Salvation Army
In Die Hard, the role of this leading man was originally offered to 73 year old Frank Sinatra. He graciously turned it down.
John McLean
This Australian territory is a small, heavily rain forested island in the Indian Ocean
Christmas Island
In 1955, this North American defense organization started "tracking" Santa on his journey around the world on Christmas Eve.
NORAD
According to only the gospel of Luke (none of the other gospels), Mary and Joseph were traveling to Bethlehem for this purpose