Movies
This 1990 movie stars Macaulay Culkin as a boy accidentally left behind when his family flies to Paris for Christmas.
What is Home Alone?
Celebrated on December 25th by Christians worldwide, this holiday commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ
What is Christmas?
This classic song, originally written for Thanksgiving, describes dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh
What is Jingle Bells?
This is the season that officially begins with the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, usually around December 21st or 22nd
What is WInter?
This 1964 stop-motion special features an island of unwanted toys and a prospector named Yukon Cornelius
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
This thick, rich beverage made with eggs, milk, sugar, and often nutmeg is a staple at American Christmas gatherings.
What is eggnog?
Will Ferrell plays a human raised at the North Pole who journeys to New York City to find his biological father in this 2003 comedy.
What is Elf?
This eight-day Jewish holiday involves lighting candles on a menorah each night to celebrate the rededication of the Temple and the miracle of oil.
What is Hanukkah?
This song about a snowman warns that he’ll be back again someday if you say goodbye with a cheerful wave.
What is Frosty the Snowman?
These frozen water crystals form in clouds and fall to the ground; each one has six sides or branches.
What are snowflakes?
In the 1947 version of this film, a department store Santa defends his identity in court after being committed to a mental hospital.
What is Miracle on 34th Street?
These spiced cookies are often cut into shapes like stars or trees and used to build edible houses decorated with candy.
What are gingerbread cookies? (or gingerbread)
Jim Carrey voices the green creature who plots to stop Christmas from coming to Whoville in the 2000 live-action version of this Dr. Seuss story.
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, this seven-day African American celebration uses the Nguzo Saba (seven principles) and a kinara with seven candles.
What is Kwanzaa?
Originally composed in German as "Stille Nacht," this carol was first performed on guitar in 1818 in an Austrian village.
What is Silent Night?
This weather event occurs when wind chills make the temperature feel much colder than the actual air temperature
What is Wind Chill?
Patrick Stewart or Jim Carrey has played the main character in film versions of this Charles Dickens tale about a miser visited by ghosts.
What is A Christmas Carol? (or Scrooge)
In many European countries, this rolled cake covered in powdered sugar resembles a snowy log and is served at Christmas.
What is a Yule log (or bûche de Noël)?
Tom Hanks voices multiple characters, including the conductor, in this 2004 animated film about a doubting boy's magical train ride to the North Pole.
What is The Polar Express?
In many Muslim communities, this holiday marks the end of Ramadan with feasts, new clothes, and giving to charity; its date changes yearly based on the lunar calendar.
What is Eid al-Fitr?
Bing Crosby's version of this song, dreaming of a snowy Christmas just like the ones he used to know, is one of the best-selling singles of all time
What is White Christmas?
The layer of frozen soil that remains below freezing year-round in polar regions is called this.
What is permafrost?
Set in the 1940s, this 1983 comedy includes a fragile lamp and a bully named Scut Farkus.
What is A Christmas Story?
Fried in oil to symbolize the Hanukkah miracle, these shredded potato pancakes are traditionally served with applesauce.
What are latkes?
Directed by Frank Capra in 1946, this film features an angel named Clarence showing George Bailey what life would be like without him.
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
Celebrated mainly in India, this Hindu Festival of Lights involves lighting diyas, drawing rangoli patterns, and sharing sweets to symbolize the victory of light over darkness
What is Diwali?
This 1949 song by Gene Autry tells of a misfit reindeer with a shiny nose who joins Santa's team on a foggy Christmas Eve.
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
This colorful light display in the sky near the poles is caused by charged particles from the sun colliding with Earth's atmosphere
What is the Northern Lights?
This 1994 remake stars Tim Allen as a man who accidentally causes Santa to fall off his roof and must take his place.
What is The Santa Clause?
A traditional British Christmas dessert, this steamed pudding contains suet, dried fruits, and is often flambéed with brandy.
What is Christmas pudding (or plum pudding)?*