Before Christmas
This type of calendar contains pockets filled with treats, one for each day of December through Christmas Day.
What is an advent calendar?
In Home Alone, the McCallisters are heading on vacation to this european city when they leave Kevin behind.
What is Paris, France?
In the “Twelve Days of Christmas”, the singer’s true love gives them five of these shining pieces of jewelry on day five
What are golden rings?
This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.
What is the Elf on a Shelf?
This spot holds the iconic giant Christmas Tree located in New York City ever year.
What is Rockefeller Center?
This is the traditional day to put up a Christmas tree in the United States.
What is the day after Thanksgiving? (Black Friday acceptable)
In Elf, this is the first rule in The Code of Elves.
What is treat every day like Christmas?
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
What is Eggnog?
This holiday, observed in the U.K. on the day after Christmas, originated as a way for the rich to give their servants boxes of items to share with their families.
What is Boxing Day?
For Italian Americans, it is customary to celebrate Christmas Eve with a feast of seven different types of these.
What are Fish?
What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
What is Jingle Bells?
In the 1983 holiday favorite “A Christmas Story,” Ralphie’s father wins a lamp shaped like this body part as a runner-up prize from a newspaper contest.
What is a woman's leg?
In “A Holly, Jolly Christmas,” singer Burl Ives suggests that you say hello to these two classifications of people.
What are friends you know and everyone you meet?
This dark fairy tale about a brother, a sister, and a witch they meet in the woods, was the inspiration for gingerbread houses
What is Hansel and Gretel?
This country holds the tradition of hiding a pickle in their Christmas Tree every year.
Who is Germany?
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
This 2004 animated Christmas feature was an adaptation of an illustrated storybook by Chris Van Allsburg, the same author who created “Jumanji.”
What is the Polar Express?
These three words are used to describe the Grinch from the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch".
What is "Stink! Stank! Stunk!"?
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who is Krampus?
Christmas was banned in this island country from 1969 to 1998.
What is Cuba?
This city is where Jesus was born.
What is Bethlehem?
In the movie "Home Alone", what are the names of the two burglars trying to break into Kevin's house?
Who are Harry and Marv?
In the song "Winter Wonderland", what do we call the snowman?
What is Parson Brown?
In Japan, this popular fast-food chain is where the traditional Christmas Day meal is purchased.
What is KFC?
What is Italy?