Christmas Lore
This scary monster is sometimes featured as working side by side with Santa Claus.
Krampus
This song about the famous 9th reindeer who helped guide Santa's sleigh
"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"
The silvery threads that people hang on Christmas are called...?
Tinsel
This famous Christmas ballet premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia, way back in 1892! You might know one of its more famous songs about the sugar plum fairies...
A traditional Christmas decoration, hung over doorways, that is actually a parasitic plant.
Mistletoe.
In the song "Frosty the Snowman," what caused Frosty to come to life?
An old silk hat
We don't typically hang these by the fire for drying anymore. Today, there are containers for treats and surprises that are stuffed.
Stockings
In the song "Santa Baby," the singer asks for a deed to what?
Yule
In 1981, Bob and Doug McKenzie released their own version of a classic Christmas song. Which song is that? It features maids, pipers, and lords.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
The two most common decorations you will see on top of a Christmas tree?
A star or an angel
The famous novel featuring 3 ghosts, Tiny Tim, and a crotchety protagonist
Bonus: who was the author?
A Christmas Carol
By...
Charles Dickens
A word for Christmas or a Christmas Carol that was borrowed from French. It is sometimes used as a name as well.
Noel
These 3 words best describe the Grinch.
STINK!
STANK!
STUNK!!!
According to legend, what holiday goodies were shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff?
Candy Canes
This tradition, which would normally be associated with Halloween, is something it was very common to do in Christmases past.
Hint: it involves a group of people talking about strange things
Telling ghost stories!
In what country was the historical figure known as Saint Nicholas born?
Turkey
This song has the following lyric: "Troll the ancient Yuletide carol"
"Deck the Halls"
The word for the things we put on the tree that means: something pretty to look at but with no practical purpose
Ornament!
3 other names for the figure known as Santa Claus?
Saint Nick
Papa Noel
Father Christmas
Kris Kringle