Rankin-Bass Specials
Although they had released other stop-motion animations before, this movie was Rankin-Bass's first holiday TV special
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
What is the "thing to say" when you spend your holiday season in the U.S.A.'s 50th state
What is Mele Kalikimaka
This pooch is the Grinch's impromptu reindeer
What is Max
This poisonous berry most likely began its romantic history way back with the Celtic Druids
What is Mistletoe
This beverage is sometimes referred to as "milk punch"
What is Eggnog
In the original "Frosty the Snowman" cartoon, the traffic cop swallows this traffic control instrument whole
What is a Whistle
All Eartha Kitt wants for Christmas is a deed to this lucrative property
This German folk character is known to swat at naughty children with birch branches or whips
What is Krampus
Congress declared December 12th a national holiday, named after this festive plant originating from Taxco, Mexico
What is a Poinsettia
These small holiday homesteads usually are made with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and one other namesake spice
What is a Gingerbread House
You've likely heard of Dominic the Donkey, but have you heard of this long-eared equine
Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
If you received every gift of the 12 days of Christmas, you'd have this many birds
What is twenty-three
In The Santa Claus, Tim Allen's character kills Santa using this method
What is startling him into falling off the house
This Nordic tradition involves burning a piece of wood that shares a name with old Winter Solstice festivals
What is the Yule Log
What is a Baby Jesus
Mother Nature has many other children besides Heat Miser & Snow Miser, name one of them
What is north Wind, Earthquake, Thunder, Lightning, or the Tides
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" singer, Brenda Lee, was only this old when she recorded her now classic holiday song
What is 13 years old
When Harry and Marv break into Kevin McCallester's home, they encounter this terrifying animal
What is a Truantula
This is the "helper" candle that sits separated from the rest of the candles on a kosher menorah
What is the Shammash
This item is known for its unusually long shelf life, even before the era of modern refrigeration and take three months to mature
What is Fruitcake
What is The Aurora Borealis
This Christmas song is the most covered holiday tune, with almost 26.5 thousand Spotify tracks to date
What is Silent Night
This Muppet Christmas Carol, this song between Michael Cain's Scrooge and his lost love, Belle, but was left on the cutting room floor
What is "When Love is Gone"
What is Umoja (Unity)
This plum-based dish sometimes contains preserved, sweetened meat "pyes" and boiled "pottage"
What is Figgy Pudding