Songs
This song by Mariah Carey is the unofficial anthem of the holiday season
All I Want for Christmas is You
This film stars Tim Allen as an ad executive who becomes the next St. Nick
The Santa Clause
St. Nicholas
Charles Dickens popularized Christmas with his holiday ghost story
A Christmas Carol
The real-life department store depicted in "Miracle on 34th Street" also hosts a famous Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy's
Elvis is going to have this color of Christmas
Blue Christmas
This film stars Will Ferrell as a human raised at the North Pole
Elf
This holiday is celebrated for eight days and nights, and includes lighting a candle each evening
Hanukkah
Scrooge is visited by three spirits: Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, and this spirit
Christmas Present
This animated film, starring Jack Skellington, features two holidays in the title
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The total number of gifts given in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
364
This classic film follows Kevin McAllister as he defends his home from intruders
Home Alone
Kwanzaa adopted this language to unite people celebrating the holiday
Swahili
Ebenezer Scrooge uses this catchphrase to describe his feelings about the holidays
Bah, Humbug!
Gingerbread houses were inspired by this Grimm Brothers fairy tale
Hansel and Gretel
This song inspired a social media game - how long a person can go without hearing it playing during the holiday season - Whamageddon
Last Christmas
This film features "an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot range model air rifle" and an infamous lamp
A Christmas Story
The tradition of putting up a Christmas tree began in this country
Germany
This modern adaptation of the popular Dickens book stars Bill Murray and Karen Allen
Scrooged
This famous holiday ballet premiered in 1892
The Nutcracker
This song by Adam Sandler appears in his Hanukkah film, "Eight Crazy Nights"
The Chanukah Song
This film stars Sinbad and Arnold Schwarzenegger as two fathers searching for a Turbo Man action figure
Jingle All the Way
This date is celebrated as the first day of Kwanzaa and also as Boxing Day
December 26
Surprisingly, one of the more accurate film adaptations of Dickens' holiday famous book stars Michael Caine and Kermit the Frog
The Muppet Christmas Carol
This actor voiced The Grinch in the 1966 television special; he also portrayed Frankenstein's Monster
Boris Karloff