Christmas Movies
This 1990 Christmas movie features a young boy who defends his home from burglars using clever traps
What is Home Alone
In this song, originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958, the singer requests "Rockin' around the Christmas tree, at the Christmas party hop.
What is "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree?"
In this country, children place their shoes out on December 5th, and Saint Nicholas fills them with candy or small gifts if they’ve been good.
What is the Netherlands?
This jolly man with a red suit and white beard is known for delivering gifts to children around the world on Christmas Eve
Who is Santa Claus?
These small, magical beings help Santa create toys and take care of the North Pole workshop. They are known for their festive spirit and hard work.
What are elves?
This Tim Allen movie features a man who accidentally becomes Santa Claus after causing the original Santa to fall off his roof.
What is The Santa Clause?
This song by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released in 1971, calls for peace and is often played during the holiday season
What is "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)?"
In this country, families celebrate Christmas with a large feast, and the main dish is often a roasted pig. People also celebrate with fireworks and music on Christmas Eve
What is the Philippines?
This green, grumpy character attempts to steal Christmas from the Whos in Whoville in a famous Dr. Seuss story.
Who is the Grinch?
Santa's reindeer help guide his sleigh, but this reindeer, who has a glowing red nose, is often considered the leader of the group
Who is Rudolph?
This 1983 Christmas movie features a boy who wishes for a Red Ryder BB gun, despite warnings that he’ll shoot his eye out
What is A Christmas Story?
This popular Christmas song was written by Irving Berlin and sung by Frank Sinatra. It starts with “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.
What is "White Christmas?"
In Germany, this tradition involves children hanging stockings, and on the night of December 5th, Sinterklaas or Knecht Ruprecht arrives to fill them with small gifts or candy.
What is Nikolaus Day?
This classic Christmas character is a snowman who comes to life when a magic hat is placed on his head.
Who is Frosty the Snowman?
This piece of Santa's workshop allows Santa to travel to homes around the world in a single night. It’s pulled by reindeer and travels at incredible speeds
What is the sleigh?
In this 2004 animated film, Tom Hanks plays multiple characters, including the conductor of a magical train that takes a young boy to the North Pole on Christmas Eve
What is The Polar Express?
This festive song by Paul McCartney, released in 1979, is one of the most popular holiday songs of all time
What is "Wonderful Christmastime?"
In Japan, it has become a tradition to eat this fast food chain’s chicken on Christmas Day, largely due to a successful marketing campaign.
What is KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)?
This famous Christmas character is a ghost who visits Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, helping him find redemption
Who is Jacob Marley?
This magical figure, who appears the entire month of December and leading up to Christmas, ensures that children are behaving well. He works with Santa at the North Pole and helps deliver gifts
Who is the Elf on the Shelf?
In this 2004 holiday film, Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis play a couple who decide to skip Christmas and go on a vacation, but their plans change when their daughter announces she’s coming home for the holiday.
What is Christmas with the Kranks?
his Christmas song by Michael Jackson, originally released in 1970 with the Jackson 5, includes the line "Underneath his beard so snowy white
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If daddy had only seen"
What is "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus?"
In Italy, this figure brings gifts to children on January 6th, during the celebration of Epiphany. She is depicted as an old woman riding a broomstick.
What is La Befana?
This elf, who dreams of being a dentist instead of making toys, helps Rudolph and his friends on their journey in the 1964 Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Who is Hermey?
In the 1984 animated special "The Year Without a Santa Claus", this pair of characters attempt to make Santa's Christmas Eve journey impossible by challenging his spirit
Who are Heat Miser and Snow Miser?