Merry Christmas!

Traditions

100

This man brings gifts to children on Christmas Eve

Santa Claus

200

This food and drinks are left out for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve 

Cookies and milk

300

These are hung on the fireplace to be filled with gifts

Stockings

400

Americans often mail these to their friends and family at Christmas time to update everyone on what they have been doing and wish them a happy holiday

Christmas cards

500

When this plant is hung in doorways, and when you walk under it, you are supposed to kiss

Mistletoe

Food

100

People often eat this bird on Christmas Day 

Turkey 

200

This sweet treat is baked into the shape of a man

Gingerbread cookie

300

These small, sugary candies are shaped like small canes and are often used to decorate Christmas trees

Candy canes

400

This popular holiday drink is made with milk, sugar, eggs, and often alcohol, and is enjoyed at Christmas.

Egg nog

500

This sweet fruit dessert is often eaten at Christmas in many countries

Fruitcake

Vocabulary

100

This word means the night before Christmas

Christmas Eve 

200

This is the vehicle that Santa drives to deliver gifts

Sleigh

300

This is the traditional Christmas decoration that people hang on their Christmas tree

Ornament

400

This word refers to a holiday song sung to celebrate Christmas

Carol

500

This is the name of the holiday season that comes right after Christmas, on the 26th of December

Boxing Day

History

100

This American city is known for its large Christmas tree that is put up each year in a famous public square, often with ice skating nearby

New York City

200

This famous American author wrote the beloved Christmas story A Christmas Carol in 1843, which has been adapted many times in film and theater

Charles Dickens

300

This Christmas character, known for his red nose, was created in 1939 in the U.S. to help promote a department store

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer

400

This president made Christmas a national holiday in the United States in 1870

Ulysses S. Grant

500

This southern U.S. state was the first to officially declare Christmas as a public holiday in 1836

Alabama

Movies

100

This movie features a boy named Kevin who is left home alone at Christmas.

Home Alone

200

This movie is about a magical train ride to the North Pole

The Polar Express

300

This movie features a grumpy green character who tries to steal Christmas.

The Grinch

400

In this movie, a man named Buddy discovers that he is human, not an elf, and goes to New York City to find his father.

Elf

500

This movie is about a magical snowman that comes to life and brings joy to a group of children during Christmas.

Frosty the Snowman