Holiday Songs
The lyrics to this timeless holiday 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 holiday tree and a popular ice-skating rink.
What is Rockefeller Center?
It takes more than eight million lights to decorate this “magic kingdom” for the holidays
What is Disneyland?
Snack and beverage often left for Santa Claus
What is milk and cookies?
Will Ferrell played the oversized North Pole adoptee who sets off to find his father in this 2003 holiday classic
What is "Elf"?
This 1994 holiday tune is the best-selling holiday single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history
What is “All I Want for Christmas is You”?
The Rockettes perform their "Christmas Spectacular", high kicks and all, in this famous New York theater
What is Radio City Music Hall?
This tradition, now associated with the holidays, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
This beverage giant was the first company to use Santa Claus in an advertising campaign
What is Coca-Cola?
This “Home Alone” character fends off a pair of robbers by building slapstick traps in his house
Who is Kevin McAlister?
The writer and singer of, “The Hanukkah Song", as performed on SNL
Who is Adam Sandler?
This real-life department store located in Manhattan served as the setting for the holiday film “Miracle on 34th Street”
What is Macy's?
This holiday plant, popular for its bright red leaves, is native to Mexico and Central America.
What is a poinsettia?
Historically known as Milk Punch, this holiday drink is often spiked with brandy or rum
What is eggnog?
This 2004 animated holiday feature was an adaptation of an illustrated storybook by Chris Van Allsburg, the same author who created “Jumanji"
What is "The Polar Express"?
Spotify has a playlist featuring 100 different versions of this holiday bop, which was originally written and recorded by 1980s Brit Pop duo "Wham!"
What is "Last Christmas" ?
What is the Union Square Holiday Market?
A witch drops presents down chimneys in this European country’s holiday tradition
What is Italy?
Fried potato pancakes often paired with sour cream or applesauce
What are Latkes?
This animated holiday comedy stars Adam Sandler who voices multiple characters throughout the film
What is "8 Crazy Nights"?
This iconic Elvis Presley holiday song was digitally remastered into a duet version with the King and Martina McBride in 2008
What is "Blue Christmas"?
This less popular holiday tree made its 100th anniversary in 2023 and is actually older than the tree at Rockefeller Center
What is the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) tree?
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who is Krampus?
Traditional Italian cake or sweet bread often eaten during the holidays
What is Panettone?
There is an ongoing debate online about whether this action flick starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is actually a holiday film
What is “Die Hard”?