Ho Ho Ho
This company's advertising campaigns from the 1930s onwards heavily influenced and popularized the modern image of Santa.
Who is Coca-Cola?
This song was first published as a non-Christmas song in 1857 and was titled "One Horse Open Sleigh."
What is "Jingle Bells?"
Snow can only begin to fall when the atmosphere reaches this freezing temperature.
What is 32°F (or 0°C)?
Haters going to hate, hate, hate, but like her or not this singer continues to score the #1 spot on all the charts.
Who is Taylor Swift? (December 13, 1989)
This popular dessert originated from the tradition of burning a large piece of wood to symbolize hope and renewal during the cold, dark winter months.
What is a Yule Log, or Bûche de Noël?
Born in what is now Turkey in 280 A.D., this bishop became patron saint of children and sailors.
Who is St. Nicholas?
Popular since its debut in 1933, this song gained more popularity when Rankin Bass produced an animated film of the same name, starring Mickey Rooney as Santa Clause.
What is "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"?
Photographer Wilson A. Bentley took over 5000 photos of these and discovered that no two are alike.
What are snowflakes?
All aboard the crazy train! This heavy metal singer was also known as "The Prince of Darkness."
Who is Ozzy Osbourne? (December 3, 1948)
This event occurs around December 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year.
What is the winter solstice?
Derived from the German word Christkindl, which means "Christ Child," this is another name for Santa Claus.
Who is Kris Kringle?
Originally a Ukraine song for New Years, this song was given an English version in 1936 and was associated with Christmas bells.
What is "Carol of the Bells"?
This term used to define a heavy snow fall is characterized by 35 mph or greater winds, and falling snow that lowers visibility to less than 0.25 miles over a period of 3 hours or longer.
What is a blizzard?
This 18th century English novelist and social commentator had a lot of sense and sensibility.
Who is Jane Austen? (December 16th, 1775)
The modern Christmas tree decorating tradition is believed to have originated in this country, famous for strudel and bratwurst, during the 16th century.
What is Germany?
Many believe that the tradition of leaving out milk and cookies originated when children would leave out offerings for this Norse God in hopes of receiving gifts for solstice.
Who is Odin?
Originally a promotional character for the Montgomery Ward department store in 1939, it was the self-titled song that helped this character fly high.
Who is "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"?
Known for its Highlands, this country has 421 different words for snow.
What is Scotland?
This Dame is an English actress who may be best known for her role as M in the James Bond films since 1995.
Who is Dame Judi Dench? (December 9, 1934)
The pagan tradition of offering small tokens to honor deities during dark, winter nights has evolved into this activity done around the tree on Christmas morning.
What is gift giving?
Serving as a counterpart to St. Nicholas, this cloven hooved creature punishes those who have been naughty.
Who is Krampus?
First recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby and released during World War II, this song resonated with soldiers away from home and was a massive American hit.
What is "I'll Be Home For Christmas"?
Despite being famous for cherry blossoms, this country is also home to Aomori City, which is considered the snowiest city on the planet - receiving an average of 26ft of snow a year!
What is Japan?
This LOVE-ly 19th-century English mathematician is considered the world's first computer programmer, and is the daughter of Lord Byron.
Who is Ada Lovelace? (December 10, 1815)
Credited as one of the origins of the Christmas tree, pagans would use these types of branches, such as cedar or fir, to decorate their homes to symbolize the return of life after winter.
What is evergreen?