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Who is put on trial in Miracle on 34th Street?
Santa Clause
What are the origins of the word "Festivus"
Seinfeld, "The Strike" (1997)
Festivus is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season.
What does a grumpy sheep say when his friends told him Merry Christmas?
Baaaa humbug!
Did you hear about the ski trip?
It started off fine, but went downhill fast.
What country brought the tradition of drinking eggnog at Christmas to Canada?
England
In Elf, what is considered the first rule of The Code of Elves?
Treat every day like it’s Christmas
In the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" every time this happens an angel gets it's wings.
Every time a bell rings an angel gets it's wings.
How did Scrooge win the football game?
The ghost of Christmas passed!
What’s every elf’s favorite type of music?
Wrap.
What country is Krampus from?
Austria
“You’re as cuddly as a cactus, you’re as charming as an _______, Mr Grinch.”
Eel
In “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, Charlie Brown is depressed at Christmas because:
A. Everyone has received Christmas cards except him
B. Everyone has gone skating without him
C. No one wants him to direct their Christmas play
D. Everyone’s just thinking about money, presents, and decorations
D. Everyone’s just thinking about money, presents, and decorations
What's the Grinch's least favorite band?
The Who
What did one snowman say to the other?
Do you smell carrots?
How long is the Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year celebrated for?
It is a 15-day festival
Chinese New Year Day is a new moon day, which is the first lunar day. The 15th lunar day of the first lunar month is Sunday, February 5, 2023. This date is the Chinese Lantern Festival.
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
What are the origins of the word and idea of “Christmukkah”?
The O.C.
What is the best present in the world?
A broken drum, you just can’t beat it!
What do the little helpers of Santa learn when they first go to school?
They learn the elf-abets.
Where was the original St. Nicholas from?
St. Nicholas was born sometime around 280 A.D. in what is now modern-day Turkey.
What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells
What was the first Christmas movie ever made?
Bonus if you know the year...
1898’s Santa Claus. This two-minute film came from the U.K., at the very dawn of the film era.
What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
Frostbite!
What would you call Santa if he went bankrupt?
He'd be called Saint Nickel-less.
What is a common Hanukkah toy played with by Jewish children?
A dreidel
Did you know?: The letters on a dreidel stand for this phrase, "a great miracle happened here"