Jingles
In 1959, Legendary Dean Martin released this upbeat, cheerful holiday song!
Let It Snow!
This is a holiday staple in many Latin countries.
Tamales!
This dessert was named after a Russian ballerina! It is shaped like a cake, with a crispy crust and soft fluffy inside.
Pavlova!
This Latin American tradition is celebrated for 9 consecutive days leading up to Christmas. Each day of celebration represents each month of pregnancy of the Virgin Mary with her son Jesus.
Las Posadas!
This holiday is nonreligious has actually got it's name from a phrase that means "first fruits" in Swahili.
Kwanzaa!
This member of the deer family leads the way for Santa's sleigh!
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!
Poland's version of a dumpling.
Pierogi!
This is a popular holiday season dessert in the Caribbean - it descended from holiday puddings.
Rum Cake!
This tradition in England is celebrated by lighting Yule Logs on fire on the first day of this event. They are burned for 12 hours as a symbol of hope and belief that the sun will return.
Winter Solstice!
This holiday name translates to "dedication" in Hebrew.
Hanukkah!
The lyrics talk about a game piece made out of clay. Once it's dry, it's used to play a game during Hanukkah.
Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel!
This fast food restaurant popularized in the 1970s as a Japanese holiday tradition.
Kentucky Fried Chicken!
This popular holiday treat is made into a chocolate sponge cake and filled with mascarpone whipped cream and then covered with whipped chocolate ganache.
Yule Log Cake!
This Philippines tradition is made with bamboo sticks and papel de japon (Japanese paper) and is illuminated inside by a candle.
Parol!
This holiday is the longest Chinese holiday of the year and while celebrating, you're not allowed to shower, sweep, or take out the trash!
Chinese New Year!
This song is sang by a 10 year old girl. She asking for a gift that only Santa deliver but there's no way Santa make it through a chimney with this one.
I want a Hippo for Christmas!
This is a popular entree item during Kwanzaa.
Catfish!
This treat is a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey. It is a popular Turkish holiday dessert.
Baklava!
Many South Africans will eat this protein as part of their holiday tradition - it can preserved and enjoyed over the entire winter. However, you won't catch me eating these.
Fried Caterpillars!
This holiday marks the first full moon of the New Lunar Year and the end of the Chinese New Year.
Pingxi Lantern Festival!
This is a popular Czechoslovakian song written in 1941 by Katherine Kennicott Davis.
The Little Drummer Boy!
These fried pockets of deliciousness usually come in the shape of a triangle and are stuffed with either mince meat, lentils or vegetables. They are popular year round but peak during Diwali.
Samosas!
This holiday dessert is considered "Italy's Christmas Cake" although it's not an actual cake.
Panettone Sweet Bread
This tradition is considered Scotland's version of New Year's Eve and the big arrival it marks for the new year coming.
Hogmanay!
This holiday takes place on December 26th in Great Britain. Servants, tradespeople, and the poor were traditionally presented with gifts; however, it has since become a day centered around shopping and sporting events.
Boxing Day!