Old School HO-HO-HO-Holliday Hits
Who got run over by a reindeer?
Grandma!
In this 1983 film, Ralphie Parker dreams of a "Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle" but is warned he'll shoot his eye out.
A Christmas Story
In Austria & Germany, a terrifying, goat-horned demon named Krampus accompanies St. Nicholas to punish children who have been this.
Naughty
Which classic Christmas character famously says, “Happy Birthday”?
Frosty the Snowman
This song was originally called "One Horse Open Sleigh" and was closely related to Thanksgiving before being a full-fledged Christmas classic.
Jingle Bells
In 1970, this Motown group released a funky holiday album containing an upbeat version of "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town."
The Jackson 5
This 2003 Will Ferrell comedy holds the distinction of being the highest-grossing Christmas film of all time that is not animated.
Elf
In Norway, people hide these cleaning implements on Christmas Eve, as legend says witches and evil spirits will steal them to ride through the night.
Brooms!
In the hit TV show, Spongebob Squarepants. This dynamic duo is first introduced in the show's first Christmas special, called "Christmas Who?"
Patchy the Pirate and Potty
How many reindeer does Santa have?
Nine
Which Christmas song was the first ever song played in outer space?
Jingle Bells
Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see.” This line is spoken by a conductor to a doubting boy in this 2004 film.
In the Czech Republic, a tradition for unmarried women involves throwing one of these shoes over their shoulder on Christmas Day; if it lands with the toe facing the door, they will marry within a year.
A shoe
In the Rankin/Bass Rudolph special, this burly prospector with a mighty "Yukon Ho!" is Rudolph's companion on the journey to the Island of Misfit Toys.
Yukon Cornelius
In some European traditions, Krampus or Belsnickel famously left this cold, hard object as a warning for misbehaving children.
Lump of Coal
In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, what is given on the fifth day?
Five Golden Rings
In Home Alone, the tarantula on Marv's face was real; however, THIS ACTOR'S scream of terror was 100% fake, so it did not startle the spider.
Daniel Stern
In Japan, a wildly popular Christmas tradition is to get a bucket of this fried food from a certain American fast-food chain for dinner.
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
According to the rules established on Seinfeld, this non-commercial holiday is officially celebrated on December 23rd.
Festivus
What is the most common Christmas tree topper?
Star
Bing Crosby’s recording of this Irving Berlin ballad, dreaming of an idealized Christmas, is the best-selling single of all time.
White Christmas
This 1947 classic about a kindly old man who claims to be Santa Claus is named for a street in New York City.
On Christmas Eve in China, this fruit is given as gifts, often elaborately wrapped, because its name is a homophonic pun for "peace."
Apples
Who composed the iconic jazz music for "A Charlie Brown Christmas"?
Vince Guaraldi
When was the classic book A Christmas Carol published?
1843