Holiday Songs
No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses, I only like this animal for Christimas.
What is a hippopotamus?
The Yule Goat has been a symbol in this country dating back to ancient festivals, and today their thirteen meter high straw replica is referred to as the Gävle Goat.
What is Sweden?
In the 1969 movie, Frosty the Snowman, these are Frosty’s first words after coming to life.
What is "happy birthday"?
The zodiac sign you'd be if you were born on Christmas Day.
What is Capricorn?
The Grinch's dog's name.
What is Max?
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave this to me.
What is Ten Lords-a-Leaping?
One of the most well-known customs in this country is the Mari Lwyd, meaning 'Grey Mare', a horse-figure carried from door to door by wassail-singing groups during the Christmas season.
What is Wales?
In 'Home Alone', this is the place the McCallister family was traveling to for Christmas.
Where is Paris, France?
The decade in which Coca-Cola started using Santa Claus in advertisements.
What is the 1920s?
Coca-Cola holiday advertisement have featured this animal.
What is a polar bear?
From now on, our troubles will be miles away according to this Christmas song.
What is 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas'?
In this country, children prepare for a late-night visit from La Befana by hanging up socks to be filled with small delights. Befana resembles a kindly witch, brings gifts to good little children, depositing them in stockings hung above the hearth, then tidying up a bit before taking her leave.
What is Italy?
In the adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, 'A Christmas Carol', this number of ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge.
What is four?
Most agree eggnog originated from the early medieval “posset" in this medieval country.
What is Britain?
Four of these appear in the 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'.
What is calling birds?
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this song is not only the best-selling Christmas/holiday single in the United States, but also the best-selling single of all time.
What is 'White Christmas' (by Bing Crosby)?
This country's traditional Christmas meal consists of fried carp. Many families actually buy this fish alive and keep it in their bathtubs for days or weeks until it’s ready to be cooked. In recent years, a lot of families have changed the tradition to avoid animal cruelty – they still buy the carp but on Christmas Eve, they release it into a river rather than eating it.
What is Czech Republic?
In the beginning of 'It's a Wonderful Life', George promises to give Mary this.
What is the moon?
The most popular meal for Christmas in Japan.
What is Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)?
In Sweden, about 40 percent of the country gathers round the squawk box on Christmas Eve to watch this character.
Who is Donald Duck?
In 'You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch', the Grinch has a brain full of this.
What is spiders?
This horned, anthropomorphic figure's name is derived from a German word meaning claw, and is said to be the son of Hel in Norse mythology who's traditions are found in Austria and Central Europe.
Who is Krampus?
The animal the Griswold's find living in their Christmas tree in 'National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation'.
What is a squirrel?
Tinsel was invented in this country in 1610.
What is Germany?
A reindeer in the wild is known as this in North America.
What is caribou?
This song was not intended as a religious song, but was actually written as a plea for peace inspired by the real-world event of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
What is 'Do You Hear What I Hear'?
On the 13 nights leading up to Christmas, homes in this country are visited by the 13 Yule Lads ("Jólasveinar") as children place one of their shoes on the windowsill in hopes for a treat.
What is Iceland?
In 'The Polar Express', only those who believe in Santa can hear this.
What is the bell?
First state to declare Christmas as a legal holiday in 1836.
What is Alabama?
Children in Puerto Rico go out to their backyards and gather grass or hay in shoeboxes and place them under their beds for this animal during the holiday.
What is camels?
(Or What is horses?)
This became the first song to be played in space using a musical instrument. On 16 December 1965, it was played on a harmonica and bells by astronauts Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford during NASA’s Gemini 6A space flight.
What is 'Jingle Bells'?
Legend of the Christmas Spider is this country's folklore of a poor widow and her children who could not decorate their tree. Overnight, the spiders in the hut spun beautiful webs to decorate the tree. In the morning, the sun’s rays shone on the webs, turning them silver and gold.
What is Ukraine?
The gift Susan asks Mr. Kringle to bring her to prove he was Santa Claus in 'Miracle on 34th Street'.
What is a house?
A popular children's cookie changed its packaging to a box with a string to hang the package on the Christmas tree as an ornament in 1902.
What are ‘Barnum’s Animals’ crackers?
The Chinese zodiac gives each year an animal sign and Chinese New Year 2024 is a Year of this animal.
What is a dragon?
(More specifically Wood Dragon)