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This plant often associated with couples on Xmas, is also better off as decoration due to being poisonous when ingested.
Mistletoe
This Xmas film sees Macaulay Culkin defending his home from a pair of burglars after being forgotten at home by his family.
Home Alone
This single is the most downloaded Xmas song in the US of all time. Its return each year is heralded by the phase, "Its Time"
All I Want for Christmas is You
This holiday, celebrated from 12/26 to 1/1 was created in 1966 with the purpose of celebrating African heritage and culture.
Kwanzaa
If your traveling to Austria and other central European countries for the holidays, watch out for this devil-like Saint Nick counterpart, who is known to kidnap bad children and punish them with switches and canes.
Krampus
The number of candles on a Hanukkah menorah.
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In How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Live Action), this who acted as the Grinch's love interest, and a rival of Cindy Lou Who's mother in xmas lighting.
Martha May Whovier
Written during a California heatwave, this popular Xmas song calls for more classic Xmas weather.
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
This other name for Santa is a modification of the German word “Christkindl” or Christ child.
Kriss Kringle
If in Germany or Scandinavia, you might enjoy this popular Christmas dessert believed to originate in these regions.
Yule Log
This dark fairy tale inspired the first commercial gingerbread houses.
Hansel and Gretel
In this action movie turned holiday favorite for some, a New York police office (Bruce Willis) works to rescue his estranged wife after she is taken by terrorists at a Xmas party.
In "Frosty the Snowman", Frosty is brought to life by this magical item.
Old Silk Hat/Hat
This Hanukkah toy, which resembles a spinning top, was used as a decoy after learning the Torah was outlawed.
Dreidel
In Norway, there is a superstition that witches come out on Xmas Eve, resulting in this being hidden. Although some take it further by firing gunshots into the air as a warning.
Broom/Mop
A kinara, a candle holder used for Kwanzaa, hold this many candles, representing the principles of Kwanzaa.
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Principles: Unity, Self-Determination, Collective Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity, Faith
In Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, the elf Hermey wishes to work in this profession.
Dentistry
Elmo Shropshire wrote this comedy song about a fateful Christmas accident caused by too much eggnog.
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
The three colors of the Kwanzaa flag, representing the blood of the African people, those of African descent, and the African land and future respectively.
Red, Black, and Green
In Iceland, children will put their shoes on the window sill overnight to receive either candy if good, or this rotten root vegetable - also known for a great famine in Ireland - if bad.
Potatoes
Hanukkah is also know as the "Festival of ___", receiving this name as the candles lit with lasted eight days longer than expected with the oil remaining in the original lamp. Interestingly, it also shares this moniker with the Hindi holiday, Diwali.
Lights
In Polar Express, the main character cannot hear these festive items throughout most of the movie.
Santa's Sleigh Bells/Jingle Bells
The Nutcracker, a classical ballet set on Xmas Eve, was composed by this famous Russian composer in the late 1800s
Tchaikovsky
In the Charles Dicken's novel, A Christmas Carol, Scrooge is visited by this many ghosts.
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While not a religious holiday in this country, Christmas is still celebrated by its citizens, with many of them (3-4 million families per year) ordering a KFC dinner as part of their xmas tradition.
Japan