Christmas Movies
In THIS movie, Buddy saves Christmas...
What is "Elf"?
One of the top Christmas songs of the 20th century (1900s), THIS was Bing Crosby's biggest hit! He starred in a movie with Danny Kaye & Rosemary Clooney with the SAME name as the song...
What is "White Christmas"?
We celebrate Christmas on THIS date, each December...
What is "the 25th"? or "December 25th"?
Unscramble this word... "R * I * D * E * R * E * E * N"
What is "REINDEER"?
In this special, a little boy feels like he can't do anything right! He directs a Christmas play and chooses a Christmas tree that no one likes... And he finally finds out "what Christmas is all about!"
What is "A Charlie Brown Christmas"?
In THIS movie, Tim Allen's character knocks Santa off the roof... He then MUST become Santa...
What is "The Santa Clause"?
Elvis Presley sang this song about being apart from a person he cared deeply for, at Christmas time... "I'll have a ____ Christmas without you..."
What is "blue"? "Blue Christmas"?
Who is "Jesus"?
In this special, a magical snowman comes to life and plays with all the children in the neighborhood...
What is "Frosty the Snowman"?
In THIS 1983 movie, all Ralphie wants for Christmas is a "Red Ryder Air Rifle"... He struggles to make it to Christmas with his glasses and his hopes intact...
What is "A Christmas Story"?
On the "Fifth Day of Christmas" THIS is given by "my true love"...
What is "5 Golden Rings"?
What is "Bethlehem"?
THESE were the 3 gifts given by the wise men to honor the baby Jesus...
What are "Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh"?
In this special, a VERY special reindeer saves Christmas one VERY stormy night...
What is "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer"?
THIS movie has been remade many times, dating back to the 1930s and most recently in 1994 (with Mara Wilson as the little girl, Richard Attenborough as Santa, Elizabeth Perkins and Dylan McDermott). In the movie, Kris Kringle is put on trial for being crazy, as he thinks he's Santa. And the little girl is challenged in her thinking to "BELIEVE"...
What is "Miracle on 34th Street"?
In THIS song, THIS member of the family got run over by a reindeer...
What is "Grandma"? "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer"?
These two books of the Bible, tell the Christmas story:
A) Genesis & Exodus B) Malachi & Isaiah C) The Gospels of Matthew & Luke
What are "Gospels of Matthew & Luke"?
THIS is one of the simplest Christmas songs. It is VERY easy to play on the piano ... the words were written in 1816 by a young priest, Joseph Mohr, in Austria. Mohr went for a walk before he wrote it, and looked out over a very quiet, snow-covered town. The town was at peace. "Sleep in heavenly peace" is one THIS songs lines.
What is "Silent Night"?
In THIS special, the main character's heart grows 3 sizes larger at the end of the story...
What is "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"?
What is "It's a Wonderful Life"?
This is the song that all the kids sing, at the end of the Charlie Brown Christmas special...
What is "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"?
HE is the character who reads to Charlie Brown, "for behold I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people... that's what Christmas is about, Charlie Brown!"
Who is "Linus"?
THIS is what the "X" means when people replace the word Christmas with "Xmas"...
What is "X is used to signify the Greek letter 'chi'?
(The letter X was shorthand for "Christ"... The early Christians used the letter X as a secret symbol to other Christians, that they were believers... the reason this was needed, was that being known as a Christian in the early days, could mean that you'd be executed by the Roman government...)
THIS Rankin/Bass special was made in 1974, based on what is perhaps the most famous Christmas poem of all time. The poem is called "Twas the ____ Before Christmas"...
What is "Night"?