Christmas
Songs
Songs
”All I want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey
The Candy Cane
Though we don’t know how many there were, the story of the Magi coming to offer three gifts Jesus is most prominent in this Christmas hymn
We Three Kings
In the 1930s, which beverage company is credited with popularizing the modern image of Santa Claus—a jolly, plump man in a red suit?
Coca-Cola
According to Buddy the Elf, these are the four main food groups that Elves try and stick to
Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Corn, and Syrup
With over 50 million copies sold, this Christmas song is the most selling single ever, for any genre.
”White Christmas” by Bing Crosby
Often placed in stockings, this fruit is said to represent the gold St. Nicholas shared
Orange
“Gloria in excelsis Deo” is a Latin phrase meaning what?
”Glory to God in the Highest”
Before the invention of modern plastic tinsel, what metal was originally used to make the strands of tinsel that hung from trees?
Silver
The "sinister triple dog dare" in A Christmas Story resulted in Flick being forced to do what?
Stick his tongue on a flagpole
As the shoppers rush home with their treasures, what does the next line tell us we hear?
”The snow crunch”
“Strings of street lights, Even stop lights, Blink a bright red and green, As the shoppers rush, Home with their treasures. Hear the snow crunch, See the kids bunch This is Santa’s big scene…”
The ancestor of this drink finds its origins in Medieval Britain where it was made from warm milk, ale/wine, and spices.
Eggnog
"In the first verse of In the Bleak Midwinter, the frozen earth and water are compared to two hard substances. Name them."
Iron and Stone
In what 1954 classic does a hotel owner’s business failing largely because he can’t control the weather?
White Christmas
While it might be looking a lot like Christmas, but this is the thing that makes the bells ring.
“The Carol that you Sing”
“It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Soon the bells will start And the thing that'll make 'em ring is the carol that you sing Right within your heart”
What treat, (which would start sweet and end with a spicy flavor) was originally prepared by coating coriander seeds in sugar?
Sugar Plums
"What old English word for 'sky' did Charles Wesley originally use in place of 'herald angels' in his famous Christmas hymn?
Welkin
(Welkin is an archaic English word that essentially means "the vault of heaven" or simply "the sky." When Charles Wesley wrote "Hark! how all the welkin rings," he was saying, "Hark! how all the sky rings" with the sounds of glory.)
Massachusetts
Michael Caine famously had to navigate a set full of pits and trenches while filming this movie, all while pretending his co-stars weren't being operated from below the floor
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The song Happy Christmas (War is Over) was written and performed by what artist?
John Lennon (and Yoko Ono)
Though common today, it wasn't until the story of Hansel and Gretel became famous that German bakers began shaping dough to build these
Gingerbread Houses
Though now a classic Christmas hymn, Isaac Watts wrote this hymn to celebrate the Second Coming. That is why you won't find a baby, manger, Joseph, Mary, shepherds, wise men, or even angels in the lyrics.
Joy to the World
If you were to add all the gifts of the 12 days of Christmas, how many would you have in total?
364
A Boarding House, “Ma Bailey’s Boarding House”