CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD
This country began the tradition of Advent Calendars
Germany
Wicked (Part 2)
A kiss-cam at this artist's concert in July launched a national scandal when we all realized the stars were colleagues having an affair
Coldplay
In Home Alone, the McCallisters ditch their son to go on vacation here
Paris, France
This is the official, full, eight-letter legal spelling of our host’s first name
Arreniya
This food is traditionally eaten in Japan on Christmas Eve
KFC Fried Chicken
This 2025 Netflix animated hit about a monster-hunting girl group became the most-watched film in the platform's history
KPop Demon Hunters
These small blind-box monster dolls became the Stanley Cup of collectibles after Blackpink's Lisa posted about them
Labubus
In Mean Girls, the Plastics perform "Jingle Bell Rock" in these outfits, which arguably started many "adult" holiday awakenings
"Santa Suits" (or "Sexy Santas")
Arreni spent most of the year in her "Un Verano Sin Ti" feels, with Spotify officially naming this superstar as her #1 most-played artist
Bad Bunny
This figure brings gifts to children in Italy on January 6th
La Befana
This T Swift song is associated with winter heartbreak and the line "Maybe this this was a masterpiece"
All Too Well
This TikTok trend involved sitting through 10+ hr trips with no movies, music, or sometimes even water
Rawdogging a flight
This character from Austrian folklore is the "Anti-Santa" who kidnaps the naughty kids in a sack
Krampus
Arreni became a legend by consuming exactly this many alcoholic drinks during her entire Thailand vacation
1
This decorates Christmas trees for good luck in Ukraine
Spider webs
This artist finally won Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammys for her country-inspired album
Beyoncé
The most "aura-losing" moment of the year was when this billionaire's space trip was called "tone-deaf" by the entire internet
Jeff Bezos / Katy Perry
These 3 words describe the Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Stink, Stank, Stunk
Earlier this year, Arreni lived out her Pinterest board dreams by visiting six European cities. (Name four to win).
Any of: Edinburgh, Venice, Rome, Barcelona, Madrid, Nice
This country celebrates Christmas on January 7th
Russia (and other Eastern Orthodox countries)
This pop star and this world leader starred in a viral photo of them kissing on a yacht
Katy Perry & Justin Trudeau
This Justin Bieber quote became the year’s defining slang for when someone doesn't understand a basic truth
"It's not clocking to you"
This actor played 6 different roles in the The Polar Express, proving he is the ultimate "Christmas Daddy"
Tom Hanks
Forget the travel or the playlists - Arreni considers her greatest accomplishment of 2025 to be this
Connecting (further) with all the beautiful souls in this room