Holiday Heroes
Holiday Tunes
Holiday Style
Red and Green?
Quotes of the Season
100

This sasquatch-figured man showed us all the melodic way to spread Christmas cheer

Buddy the Elf

100

In this song, the artist states they have no need to make a list to send to Santa because there is a single thing they want for the holiday

"All I Want for Christmas is You"

100

This piece of clothing became a holiday staple after the 1823 poem "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" described them as being situated with peace and patience

Stocking

100

These two pieces of food can be added into recipes to add a spice, but some eat them raw with ranch

Peppers

100

This quote has been said on many Christmases and is a warning to those who look to wield a worthy (or not so worthy) weapon.

"You'll shoot your eye out kid"

A Christmas Story

200

This character is the scheming youngest child who enjoys his bachelor pad

Kevin McCallister

200

In this song, the artist cannot stand the regifting of something that they gave to the recipient only a year ago

"Last Christmas"

200

These pieces of clothing were first drawn by Thomas Nast in the Harper's Weekly magazine when he depicted this character much smaller than he is depicted as now

Santa outfit

200

These fruits are both crunchy, but the biggest difference is the sandy texture of the inside of one and the effect the other has on doctors

Pears/Apples

200

This quote came from a store manager telling an unconventional employee that there could be no melodic mumblings in the store.

"There's no singing in the North Pole"

Elf

300

This outcast character deals with possibly the most challenging travels and trials with his friend who hopes to break through the enamel into a new career

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

300

This song was originally written to be a Thanksgiving song, but the setting description adopted it into a holiday season song

"Jingle Bells"

300

This piece started as a sincere article of clothing, but Val Doonican and Andy Williams started to popularize them as foul looking in the 1950s

Ugly Christmas Sweaters

300

These vehicles are both incredibly important in day to day life. One saves people while the other saves people from stink

Fire truck/Trash truck

300

This quote came from an unlucky holiday favorite friend who savored what he could from the unfortunate holiday celebration he had.

"I never thought it was such a bad little tree."

A Charlie Brown Christmas

400

This hopeless romantic character describes the neighboring townsfolk with the following quote

"Hate, hate, hate. Double hate. Loathe entirely."

The Grinch

400

This song is the most fourth most covered Christmas song with over 80,000 covers, and wants those aged from 1-92 to have a Merry Christmas

"The Christmas Song"

400

While these pieces of clothing have been worn since the early 1900s, the turn of the century have seen them become popularized for more than just common use. The pom-poms have become a common piece of this clothing.

Beanies

400

These two characters are members of the Muppets, with one finding it tough to be this color and the other matching his name to his rampant activity on the drums

Kermit/Animal

400

This quote comes from a very flaky friend and is uttered each time he arrives at an event.

"Happy Birthday!"

Frosty the Snowman

500

This character poses the question "what's this?" and looks to innovate and adapt with the holiday seasons after learning there is more than just Halloween

Jack Skellington

500

This song talks about how wonderful the snowy season is, but my third grade teacher also sang it to my class on the last day of school

"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

500

This clothing set was popularized in the 50s for families to match during their gift opening and sleeping

Matching pajama sets

500

These bugs are polar opposites in the sense of good and evil. While one is beneficial to gardens and eats pests, the other finds their way into cracks and crevices of homes and forces you to capture them rather than crush them

Lady bug/Stink bug

500

This quote is a personal favorite, and was said by an ungrateful guest who had received a gift he was not hoping for.

"All I found was one present. And all it had was stupid underwear!"

The Polar Express