Jingle All the Way
The Ghost of Holidays Past
All around the world in Holi.. days
I wanted to make a portmanteau of Mistletoe and Miscellaneous, but it sounded inappropriate.
100

This SNL Alumnus decided there were not enough songs about Hanukkah and wrote a comedic song listing as many Jewish people in Hollywood he could fit into a couple verses. 

Adam Sandler

100

Honk Honk Canada, what were early artificial Christmas Trees made of?

Goose Feathers

100

I swear it's not Easter! In ancient Persia it was traditional to give these as presents on New Years Day.

Eggs

What a crack up!

100

No hint this time you're on your Tobler-own!
Where does Fondue come from?

Switzerland.

Did you know it's the Matterhorn on the Toblerone package, and there's the silhouette of a bear in it? Theodore Tobler, the creator of Toblerone, put the bear in the logo to represent his home city, Bern.

200

What song is sung after the clock strikes midnight on New Years Eve in many English Speaking places and beyond?

"Auld Lang Syne" 

The oldest record of this traditional song was written down by Rabbie (Robert) Burns in 1788, and sent to the Scots Musical Museum.

The song's association to New Years, particularly in the Western World, is credited to Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians who's recording is still played when the ball drops in New York City.

200

Gobble Gobble, What modern day country was St. Nicholas, the person Santa Claus is based on, born in?

Türkiye, Gobble Gobble

200

Konichiwa! 

In what country is it tradition to have KFC on December 25th?

KFC is traditionally eaten in Japan on Christmas Day. 

Talk about exporting culture!

200

Festivus for the Rest of us.

What material is the un-decorated pole that is central to Festivus made out of?

Aluminum

300

Bam!

Pow!

Boom!

This British Duo released the song "Last Christmas" in 1984.

Wham!

Written by George Michael, and performed by him and that other guy..


Something.. something.. George Orwell.

300

Marking the celebration of the winter solstice, what four-letter holiday is one of the world’s oldest, still celebrated, winter celebrations? 

It's also a type of log shaped cake.

Yule

Did you know that Roku has a channel that is just a Yule Log burning?

300

Lunar New year is celebrated for several days across this celestial cycle.

The Moon phases from New Moon to Full Moon.

Goodbye Wood Snake, hello Fire Horse! Lunar New year celebrations will start on February 17th, 2026 by Gregorian reckoning.

This New Year marks the beginning of the year 4724 by Chinese Lunisolar Calendar Reckoning.

300

I'm Jones-ing for a can of Iced Tea!

Name one of the two States in the USA with a town called "Santa Claus".

Indiana

Arizona

400

Jeremiah was a bullfrog!

One time in elementary school I was asked if I knew the lyrics to this famous Christmas Carol and instead started singing the 70s classic by Three Dog Night of the same name.

Joy to the World

400

Hanukkah is celebrated as the festival of lights, lasting 8 days. Why does Hanukkah last 8 days?

A lamp with an oil supply that should have lasted one day lasted eight days instead. 

This allowed the Maccabees to hold against a siege perpetrated by the Seleucid Empire. During the sack of the 2nd Temple.

400

It's not coal in there...

Krampus is usually depicted as a hairy half goat half demon with one hoof, one foot, and horns carrying a sack while he accompanies Santa on St. Nicholas Day in the Alpine region of Central Europe. Santa's sack is full of treats and gifts for good children, but what does Krampus have a sack for?

Kidnapping "evil" children. To either eat, torture, or take to hell.

What fun! 

400

This is the start of the question, the month of January is named for the two faced Roman god Janus, what was Janus the god of? This is the end of the Question.

Janus is the god of Beginnings and Endings. Also doors and gates and stuff, also time, also duality. Pick a lane man.