Silver Screen Santa
In the movie Elf, Buddy the Elf explains that elves try to stick to the four main food groups: Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Corn, and this sweet liquid.
Syrup
According to the popular song, one should "Deck the Halls" with boughs of this plant.
Holly
This popular dairy-based holiday drink is made with milk, cream, sugar, whipped egg whites, and egg yolks.
Egg nog
A kiss is traditional if you find yourself standing beneath this parasitic plant with white berries.
Mistletoe
This Dr. Seuss character's heart was "two sizes too small" until he stole—and returned—Christmas.
Grinch
This 8-year-old boy is accidentally left behind when his family flies to Paris for Christmas in a 1990 classic.
Kevin McCallister? (or Macaulay Culkin)
In "The Twelve Days of Christmas," this is the gift given on the fifth day (often emphasized by singers!).
5 gold rings
Shaped like a shepherd's crook, this peppermint candy was traditionally all white before red stripes were added in the 20th century.
Candy Cane
This country is home to the world’s largest export of Christmas trees, often sending a giant Spruce to London's Trafalgar Square as a thank you for WWII help.
Norway
In A Christmas Carol, this is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge’s overworked and underpaid clerk.
Bob Cratchit
In It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey learns that every time a bell rings, this happens.
"an angel gets his wings"
This Bing Crosby hit is the best-selling single of all time, in any genre.
White christmas
In the carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," the singers demand this dessert and refuse to go until they get some.
Figgy pudding
Celebrated on December 26th in the UK and Canada, this holiday originated from servants receiving a "box" of gifts from their masters.
Boxing day
In the ballet The Nutcracker, the Nutcracker leads the toy soldiers into battle against this rodent royalty.
The Mouse King
The terrifying skyscraper party in Die Hard takes place in a building with this Japanese name.
Nakatomi Plaza
"Silent Night" was originally written in German ("Stille Nacht") in 1818 in this country.
Austria
This French sponge cake, traditionally served at Christmas, is decorated to look like a wooden log
Bûche de Noël (or Yule Log)
In Ukraine, it is traditional to decorate the Christmas tree with artificial versions of these creepy-crawlies because a legend says they once spun gold webs for a poor widow.
Spiders
Ironically, this cozy winter classic—which begins with "Oh the weather outside is frightful"—was written by lyricist Sammy Cahn in July 1945 during a sweltering Hollywood heatwave.
Let It Snow!
n It's a Wonderful Life, this greedy, wheelchair-bound banker is the richest man in Bedford Falls and tries to destroy the Building & Loan
Mr. Potter
Before it was a hit song by Gene Autry, the character of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was created in 1939 as a marketing gimmick for this department store.
Montgomery Ward
In Japan, due to a brilliant marketing campaign in the 1970s, it is traditional to eat this American fast food brand for Christmas dinner.
KFC
In folklore from the Alpine countries (like Austria), this horned, hairy beast punishes naughty children while St. Nicholas rewards the good ones.
Krampus
Clement Clarke Moore is credited with writing the famous poem that begins with "Twas the Night Before Christmas," though its actual title is
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"