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"An American institution," this is the 24-hour restaurant chain where Scott Calvin takes his son Charlie on Christmas Eve after accidentally burning their turkey dinner in the 1994 film The Santa Clause.
What is Denny's?
These classic peanut butter thumbprint cookies are topped with a single, unwrapped Hershey's Kiss pressed into the center immediately after coming out of the oven.
What are Peanut Butter Blossoms?
Finding a glass ornament shaped like this sour sandwich sidekick hidden in the tree supposedly brings good luck and an extra gift.
What is a pickle?
This pop diva's 1994 hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" routinely tops the charts every December.
Who is Mariah Carey?
Kids wait for Weihnachtsmann, meaning "Christmas Man," to bring gifts in this Central European country.
What is Germany?
This 2003 British romantic comedy features an ensemble cast navigating love during the holidays and ends with an iconic airport chase scene.
What is Love Actually?
These rich, fudgy cookies are rolled in a thick coating of powdered sugar before baking, which cracks apart in the oven to create a snowy, black-and-white contrast.
What are Chocolate Crinkle Cookies?
This Christmas mascot is hidden by families in a new spot every night to spy on kids' behavior and report back to Santa.
What is the Elf on the Shelf?
In "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," the carolers aggressively demand a cup of good cheer and a plate of this specific, historical British dessert.
What is figgy pudding?
Children leave their shoes by the fireplace for Père Noël to fill with treats in this European nation.
What is France?
In A Christmas Story, young Ralphie eagerly deciphers a secret radio message, only to realize it's a "crummy commercial" for this chocolate beverage brand.
What is Ovaltine?
To achieve its iconic deep color and rich flavor, a classic gingerbread dough relies heavily on this thick, dark byproduct of sugar refining.
What is Molasses?
In the UK and Australia, holiday dinners often include pulling these festive paper tubes apart with a "bang" to reveal a joke, a small toy, and a paper crown.
What are Christmas crackers?
In this 1963 Beach Boys song, Santa’s sleigh is described as a candy-apple red hot rod with a four-speed stick and a ski for a wheel.
What is "Little Saint Nick"?
If you are waiting for Babbo Natale, or 'Father Christmas', to bring you gifts, you are likely in this country.
What is Italy?
This 2005 romantic comedy features Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet swapping homes in California and England for the Christmas holidays.
What is The Holiday?
Originating from Milan, this dome-shaped Italian sweet bread is traditionally packed with raisins, candied orange, and lemon zest.
What is Panettone?
Broadcast on TV each year since 1933, a massive, glowing Norway spruce is lit up in Midtown Manhattan at this iconic commercial complex.
What is the Rockefeller Center?
The final gift in a famous holiday countdown, this percussive ensemble might leave your ears ringing.
What are 12 drummers drumming?
You can expect a visit from Sinterklaas on the night of December 5th if you live in this European country famed for its windmills and tulips.
What is the Netherlands?
In the 1946 classic It's a Wonderful Life, this is the name of George Bailey's hometown.
What is Bedford Falls?
Adding a pinch of this acidic powder—a byproduct of winemaking—is the secret to stabilizing egg whites for perfect, airy holiday meringues.
What is cream of tartar?
Millions of families from this country order Kentucky Fried Chicken for Christmas Eve dinner, a tradition that started from a 1970s marketing campaign.
What is Japan?
This a cappella group won a Grammy for their arrangement of "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" and has multiple platinum holiday albums.
Who are Pentatonix?
On New Year's Day, gifts are brought to children by Agios Vasilios (Saint Basil) rather than Saint Nicholas in this Mediterranean country.
What is Greece?