Christmas Composers
This composer wrote the ballet "The Nutcracker" in 1892
Who is Pyotr Tchaikovsky?
This movie is about the importance of family during the Christmas season; released in 1990, starring Macaulay Culkin
What is Home Alone?
This song has become the "Beginning of Christmas" whenever it gets played on the radio. The song became so popular that the artist is given the nickname "The Queen of Christmas"
What is All I want for Christmas?
Areas of Germany and Austria started this tradition in the 1700's to symbolize the star that guided the Wise Men
What is the Christmas Star (The Star on top of the tree)?
"That's the one, Marv, that's the...
Silver Tuna"
This composer wrote "Sleigh Ride" in 1947
Who is Leroy Anderson?
This TV special came out in 1965 based off of a comic strip cartoon
What is A Charlie Brown Christmas?
This song comes from a German floral tradition that is found in every Christmas set up across America
What is O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)?
This is a Nordic and Germanic tradition during the winter solstice where people would burn a big log or tree for 12 days
What is the Yule Log?
"Now I have a machine gun...
"Ho ho ho"
This composer wrote the choral symphony "Messiah", popular for its "Hallelujah Chorus" in 1741
Who is George Frideric Handel?
This movie is about the joys of life and how you should be happy with what you have; released in 1946, starring James Stewart
What is It's A Wonderful Life?
This song is very repetitive and started as a nursery rhyme about birds in 1909 England
What is The Twelve Days of Christmas?
This tradition started with a legend of Saint Nicholas saving three women from not having dowries by giving them golden spheres in there socks
What are Stockings?
"Every time a bell rings,...
"an angle gets his wings."
Sometimes considered a Christmas piece, this composer ended his ninth symphony with "Ode to Joy"
Who is Ludwig Van Beethoven?
This stop-motion movie came out in 1974 with the premise that people didn't care about Santa Claus, so he was going to stop doing Christmas
What is The Year Without a Santa Claus?
Based off of the Ukrainian New Years song "Shchedryk", this song is a staple of carolers this time of year
What is Carol of the Bells?
This tradition started as a warm, milky, curdled ale with alcohol and spices dating back to the 13th century
What is Eggnog?
"Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat?...
"Drive you out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead?"
This composer wrote his "Christmas Concerto" in Rome, 1690
Who is Arcangelo Corelli?
This movie is a dark humor version of the beloved Christmas story "A Christmas Carol", starring Bill Murray
What is Scrooged?
Commonly refired to as the "Snail Song" on the internet, this song was released by John Lennon with a message protesting the Vietnam War
What is Happy Xmas (War is Over)?
This tradition started with chalk and candles, but didn't become popular till 1839 in Hamburg, Germany; where Pastor Johann Wichern created a large wheel with candles to help street kids count the days till Christmas
What is the Advent Calendar?
"Light the lamp,...
not the rat!"