Songs & Movies
The color of Christmas Elvis sang about
Blue
The set of figures displayed at Christmas as a representation of the birth of Jesus
Nativity
Kids leave these out for Santa
milk & cookies
This beverage company has been making commercials starring Santa Claus since the 1930's
Coca-Cola
The item used for Frosty the Snowman's nose
Button
The country where the tradition of putting up Christmas trees is said to have originated
Germany
Visions of this food danced in children’s heads as they slept in the poem “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas”
Sugarplums
Before Christmas lights were invented, people put these on their Christmas Tree
Candles
The number of days on an advent calendar
24
This is given on the 5th Day of Christmas in The Twelve Days of Christmas song
5 Golden Rings
This red plant is associated with Christmas due to a Mexican folktale. In it a little boy is too poor to buy flowers when his church was filling the nativity manger, and an angel told him to pick some weeds that transformed into this flower
Poinsetta
Popular Christmas beverage, a cinnamon packed "milk punch"
Eggnog
In 1932 the first NYE ball drop happened in this state
New York City
This Jewish holiday is known as the Festival of Lights
Hannukah
The number of ghosts who visit in "A Christmas Carol"
Four
The first gingerbread house was inspired by this German fairy tale
Hansel & Gretel
nut is traditionally roasted and mentioned in the song "The Christmas Song"
Chestnut
This well-known Christmas carol became the first song to ever broadcast from space in 1965
BONUS:The holiday this song was originally written for
Jingle Bells
Bonus: Thanksgiving
This December holiday honors African heritage and includes lighting the kinara
Kwanzaa
According to "It's a Wonderful Life", this happens every time a bell rings
An Angel gets its wings
In Eastern Europe there are different folktales dating back to the 1800s of the "Christmas Spider" responsible for the origin of this silver tree decoration
Tinsel
traditional holiday dessert, often enjoyed around Christmas after being aged for several weeks
Fruitcake
Christmas-themed ballet featuring Clara and The Rat King premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892
The Nutcracker Suite
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph