Traditions
Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.
What is gingerbread?
Will Ferrell played the oversized North Pole adoptee who sets off to find his father in this 2003 Christmas classic.
What is “Elf”?
Children leave this tasty treat for Santa on Christmas Eve.
What are milk and cookies?
The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas.”
What is “Jingle Bells”?
During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink.
What is Rockefeller Center?
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who (or what) is Krampus?
Jim Carrey’s grumpy green gremlin lays siege to this town in the 2000 film “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
What is Whoville?
It consists of inexpensive foil now, but this glittery decoration started as strips of real silver.
What is tinsel?
This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.
Who is Paul McCartney?
The tradition of using a decorated tree as a symbol of Christmas began in this European country.
What is Germany?
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
The actor who plays long-suffering Clark Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” is this original SNL cast member.
Who is Chevy Chase?
This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996.
What is Tickle Me Elmo?
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
What is eggnog?
A witch drops presents down chimneys in this European country’s Christmas traditions.
What is Italy?
One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping
What is Christmas Eve?
In the 1983 holiday favorite “A Christmas Story,” Ralphie’s father wins a lamp shaped like this body part as a runner-up prize from a newspaper contest.
What is a woman’s leg?
The wise men brought these three gifts for the baby Jesus, not the most useful items to give a newborn
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
It is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you.”
What is “Mele kalikimaka”?
You can get your Christmas card postmarked not at the North Pole, but at the city called North Pole, located in this, the largest U.S. state.
What is Alaska?
This Christmas plant, popular for its bright red leaves, is native to Mexico and Central America.
What is a poinsettia?
This 2004 animated Christmas feature was an adaptation of an illustrated storybook by Chris Van Allsburg, the same author who created “Jumanji.”
What is “The Polar Express”?
In the “Twelve Days of Christmas”, The singer’s true love gives them five of these shining pieces of jewelry on day five.
What are golden rings?
The color of Elvis’s suede shoes, as well as the Christmas he will have without you.
What is blue?
This office of the U.S. Armed Services tracks Santa’s voyage around the world on Christmas Eve
What is NORAD?