Sodium chloride is the chemical name for this mineral commonly used for seasoning food
salt
In 2020 this K-pop boy group burst out with "Dynamite", a No. 1 hit
BTS
All due respect to Mr. Willis, but "now I have a machine gun ho-ho-ho"? & taking place during a holiday party? It's a Christmas movie!
Die Hard
Here's the diagram for the chemical structure of this substance

water
"I'd catch a grenade for ya", he sang in a No. 1 song

Bruno Mars
In this 2003 movie, we learned "They tried using gnomes & trolls, but the gnomes drank too much"
Elf
The lowest possible temperature, -459,67 degrees Fahrenheit, is known as absolute this
zero
His singing career really burst into the stratosphere with "Rocket Man", which says, "burning out his fuse up here alone"
Elton John
Chevy Chase learned a metal plate in Cousin Eddie's head made him forget who he was for a bit after using a microwave in this comedy
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
The chemical elements are arrayed according to atomic number on this, a name indicating regular intervals

periodic table
"Boom Boom Pow" is an explosive track from this group that includes will.i.am
the Black Eyed Peas
The tagline to this 1996 Christmas comedy with Arnold Schwarzenegger was "Two dads, one toy, no prisoners"
Jingle All the Way
Atoms combine to make these larger but still tiny particles, the smallest that make up identifiable substances
molecules
This group with Cherie Currie & Joan Jett exploded with "Hello, Daddy, hello, Mom, I'm your ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch cherry bomb"
the Runaways
It's all in the cards in this movie: "Just because it's Christmas... (and at Christmas you tell the truth)... to me, you are perfect"
Love Actually