Holiday Characters
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?
The color of Elvis’s suede shoes, as well as the Christmas he will have without you.
What is blue?
It takes this many years for a pine tree to grow to an acceptable Christmas tree height.
What is 15?
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?
There were no creatures stirring on the night before Christmas, not even one of these.
What is a mouse?
This Christmas plant, popular for its bright red leaves, is native to Mexico and Central America.
What is a poinsettia?
In “A Holly, Jolly Christmas,” singer Burl Ives suggests that you say hello to these two classifications of people.
What are folks you know and everyone you meet?
These classic Christmas sweets begin as striped loaves before a machine pulls and twists it into thin, hook-shaped treats.
What are candy canes?
This piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life.
What is his old silk hat?
In The Twelve Days of Christmas, lords a-leaping appear in this quantity.
What is ten?
One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping.
What is Christmas Eve?
In this cinematic holiday heart warmer, George Bailey receives a visit from an angel who helps him realize the importance of his own existence.
What is “It’s a Wonderful Life?”
This mythical winter sprite is nipping at your nose in “The Christmas Song.”
Who is Jack Frost?
The wise men brought these three gifts for the baby Jesus, not the most useful items to give a newborn.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
It may sound like a composition from the Middle Ages, but this classic Christmas hymn appeared in 1843 and made its debut in 1847.
What is “O Holy Night”?
Children leave this tasty treat for Santa on Christmas Eve.
What are milk and cookies?
Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.
What is coal?
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
What is eggnog?
It is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you.”
What is “Mele kalikimaka”?
In "It's A Wonderful Life" What’s the name of the guardian angel who takes George Bailey on his journey?
Who is Clarence
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?
Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.
What is gingerbread?
The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas.”
What is “Jingle Bells”?
These two items traditionally appear at the tops of Christmas trees
What are stars and angels?
The other reindeer would not let Rudolph join in any of these activities.
What are reindeer games?
In his original 1943 recording of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, Bing Crosby crooned, “Christmas Eve will find me…” here.
What is where the love light gleams?
You can get your Christmas card postmarked not at the North Pole, but at the city called North Pole, located in this, the largest U.S. state.
What is Alaska?
In the "Miracle on 34th Street" Who plays Doris Walker?
Who is Maureen O’Hara
This is the true number of Santa’s reindeer in the Christmas poem T’was the Night Before Christmas.
What is eight? (Rudolph isn’t mentioned.)
One of the key flavors in eggnog is this aromatic spice, often sprinkled on top as a garnish.
What is nutmeg?
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” features a Christmas song composed especially for the show, with lyrics written on the back on an envelope in ten minutes by the show’s producer.
What is “Christmas Time is Here”?
It consists of inexpensive foil now, but this glittery decoration started as strips of real silver.
What is tinsel?
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who (or what) is Krampus?
This familiar sleighing song was the first Earth tune played in outer space.
What is “Jingle Bells”?
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?
What is the name of the Grinch’s dog?
What is Max
This popular reindeer began as a promotional character for Montgomery Ward department stores.
Who is Rudolph?
Consumers buy an estimated two million of these sugary Christmas loaves each year, a surprising amount for a dessert many people love to hate.
What is fruitcake?
These barnyard beasts kept time for a humble percussionist in the Christmas carol, “The Little Drummer Boy”.
What are the ox and lamb?
Visions of these holiday treats danced in the heads of the children “nestled, all snug in their beds.”
What are sugarplums?