Holiday Movies
Kevin McCallister booby traps his home after his family forgets to bring him on their trip in this movie
Home Alone
“Bells on bob tail ring
Making spirits bright”
Jingle Bells
You may have a latke during this 8 day celebration, sometimes called the ‘Festival of Lights’
Hannukah
Don’t be mistaken, you can’t use this minty confectionary as a walking stick
Candy cane
Score deals and get Christmas shopping done on this day after American Thanksgiving
Black Friday
Terrorists crash a Christmas party and it’s up to John McClane to save them in this movie
Die Hard
“Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright”
The Christmas Song aka Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
You’ll find many residents at the beach during Christmas with a shrimp on the Barbie in this country
Australia
It may not run out of the oven when baked, but they make sturdy walls for edible holiday houses
Gingerbread
Over 50,000 LED lights adorn a Christmas tree at this Midtown Manhattan commercial complex
Rockefeller Center
North Pole-raised Will Ferrell travels to New York City to find his biological father
Elf
“I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need”
All I Want for Christmas is You
In Austria and Bavaria, this half man half goat comes to take all the naughty kids away
Krampus
No chocolate chips here, kids prefer to decorate these with colorful icing and sprinkles
Sugar cookies
This reindeer shares the same name as another holiday mascot
Cupid
This film follows a star-studded cast and their interrelated romances during the holidays, with Hugh Grant as Prime Minister
Love Actually
“This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special”
Last Christmas
Nochebuena is celebrated on Christmas Eve in Spain, Latin America, and this former Spanish island colony in the Pacific
The Philippines
This Buche de Noel is a holiday version of a Swiss roll, with chocolate icing to resemble part of a tree
Yule Log
Pace yourself! You could get boozy with 25 days of liquor in this popular gift
Advent Calendar
Howard Langston is a father determined to cop a Turbo Man action figure for his son in this 1996 film.
Jingle All the Way
“Want a plane that loops the loop
I still want a hula hoop”
The Chipmunk Song
Forget the turkey, make sure to line up for a Christmas bucket of KFC in this Asian country
Japan
This Italian sweet bread contains raisins, candied fruits, and almonds.
Panettone
Boxing Day became a holiday under the reign of this “grandmother of Europe”
Queen Victoria