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This royal delivered her first televised Christmas message to the nation on December 25, 1957
Queen Elizabeth the Second
31% more diamonds are purchased at Christmastime than during this holiday
Valentines Day
The Grinch is as cuddly as this
A cactus
These take 6-15 years to grow to the size we prefer them.
A Christmas tree.
In the song Winter Wonderland, this is the name of the snowman
Parson Brown
The songs Jingle Bells, Sleigh Ride, and Winter Wonderland all fail to mention this
Christmas
This is the main ingredient in traditional gingerbread cookies
Flour
Mele Kalikimaka
The people of Finland leave candles here on Christmas Eve to honor their relatives who have passed on
Graveyards
This company debuted their first Christmas cards in 1915, though people originally started sending Christmas cards in 1843
Hallmark
The states of Maryland and Michigan both use this familiar fir and balsam related melody for their state song
Oh Tanenbaum
We kiss beneath the mistletoe because the ancient Norse associated mistletoe with Freya, the goddess of what
Love
The Christmas spirits of German citizens were heightened in 1989 because of this event that happened the November prior
The fall of the Berlin Wall
This actor played a very Bad Santa in 2003 alongside the late John Ritter and the late Bernie Mac
Billy Bob Thornton
This spirit is traditionally added to butter and served with Christmas pudding and can either be used to make a sweet icing or to light the pudding on fire
Brandy
This German professor of Theology, priest, author, composer, former Augustinian monk, and seminal figure in the Protestant reformation is said to have had the first Christmas tree
Martin Luther
Which US President moved Thanksgiving back from November 30th to the fourth Thursday of November to extend the opportunity for holiday shopping and help depression-strained retailers
FDR
This auspicious animated television event premiered in December 1965
A Charlie Brown Christmas
This European country has a tradition of a which dropping gifts for children down the chimney?
Italy
Frosty the Snowman's nose was made of this
A Button
When Saint Nicholas dropped gold down the chimney of the home of three poor, dowry-less sisters it is said to have created this Christmas tradition
Stockings by the fireplace
This US state - that shares it's name with a popular musical - was the first to declare Christmas an official holiday
Oklahoma
The New York Sun published this famous editorial on September 21, 1897; a response from Francis P. Church to a question from 8 year old Virginia O'Hanlon
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
The name of this city is found in the states of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana, New Hampshire, Maryland, Connecticut, and Georgia
Bethlehem
"O Come All Ye Faithful" is also known by this other title
Adeste Fideles