New Years Eve
Holiday Food
Holiday Songs
Holiday Traditions
Family Events 2025
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What time does the new year officially begin?

12:00, midnight

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Often served as a main dish, this comes spiral cut, sliced, bone-in, and sometimes garnished with pineapple rings and cloves.

Ham

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The title of this song had a very shiny nose
and if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows!

Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer

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A jolly old fellow who manages to deliver presents to each child on the nice list in one night.

Santa Claus

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The Piureks introduced the Crvelins to this quirky restaurant and obstacle course site in West Falls, NY

Blueberry Treehouse Farm

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Where is the most famous USA New Years Eve celebration held?

Times Square, New York City

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This popular Christmas treat is most often striped with red and white and flavored with peppermint.

Candy Cane

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The title of this song had a corncob pipe, and a button nose, and two eyes made out of coal!

Frosty the Snowman

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A tradition where a family decorates something with ornaments, lights, garlands, and usually a star or angel to top it off.

Christmas Tree

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Located in Irondequoit, NY, this destination provided a day full of roller coasters, rides, food, fun and more!

Seabreeze

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What drink is commonly used to toast on New Years Eve?

Champagne

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Also the star of a children's story, this Christmas cookie can be a boy or a girl...but good luck catching it!

Gingerbread Person

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In this song reindeer pause, and out jumps good old Santa Claus!

Up on the Housetop

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A tradition where a group of people or a single person go door to door singing Christmas songs.

Caroling

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In October, our families journeyed to this state park located in Salamanca, NY and enjoyed sites such as Bear Caves and Thunder Rocks.

Allegheny State Park

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What is the most popular song played on New Years Eve?

AULD LANG SYNE

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This creamy holiday beverage is served cold and is made from milk, cream, sugar, eggs and spices like cinnamon and nutmeg.

Eggnog

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The artist of this song dreams of where the treetops glisten, and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow.

White Christmas

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A tradition where a family hangs sock shaped bags over a fireplace or under the tree waiting for Santa to fill them with goodies!

Stockings

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Quickly becoming an annual summer dinner site, this restaurant boasts stunning views of the Niagara River and our home...Grand Island!

The Shores

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What is written on the confetti that is thrown in Times Square on New Years Eve?

Peoples' wishes

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This traditional Italian-American Christmas Eve dinner features a multi-course meal of various seafood dishes.

The Feast of the Seven Fishes

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The star if this song has leaves that are not only green when summer's here, but also when it's cold and drear. 

O, Christmas Tree

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A fun tradition that is used to count down the days to Christmas with little presents in each box that is opened.

Advent calendars

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Located at Chestnut Ridge Park, we ventured on a late summer hike to this natural-gas fueled spectacle...

The Eternal Flame