Christmas Movies
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
In 1953, this Christmas song was Eartha Kitt’s biggest hit of her career:
a. Blue Christmas
b. Mr. Grinch
c. Santa Baby
d. Here Comes Santa Claus
Santa Baby
Venue of the One J&J Christmas Party
Blue Leaf Filipina
Simbang Gabi is banned for __ years in 1600s in the Philippines by Manila Archbishop Felipe Pardo due to a Vatican decree.
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9
9 (1680-1689)
True or false: "Jingle Bells" was always intended to be a Christmas song.
False! The now-classic holiday tune "Jingle Bells" was written in the mid-19th century by James Pierpont while he experienced a bout of homesickness while living in Savannah, GA.
Which Hollywood actor played six different roles in The Polar Express?
Tom Hanks (Hero Boy, Father, Conductor, Scrooge, Santa Claus, Hobo)
Name that song: “Gone away is the bluebird, here to stay is a new bird”
a. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
b. The Greatest Gift Of All
c. Winter Wonderland
d. Sleep Well Little Children
Winter Wonderland
Theme of the the musical presentation of CD
Hairspray
Title of the Filipino version of Silent Night composed by Felipe Padilla De Leon.
a. Silent Night, O Holy Night na Naman
b. Payapang Gabi
c. Payapang Daigdig
d. Ang Pasko ay Sumapit
Payapang Daigdig (De Leon was said to have composed the song after he woke up to see his beloved city of Manila in ruin. While not as upbeat as the other Christmas songs, “Payapang Daigdig” and its somber theme was intended by de Leon to quell the Filipino public’s anxiety, its lyrics giving them hope in the face of uncertain times. )
What soda company popularized red and green as Christmas colors?
The Coca-Cola company also played a role. The soda makers popularized the plump and jolly red-suit-wearing Santa in an ad in 1931, Arielle Eckstut, co-author of Secret Language of Color.
“This bell is a wonderful symbol of the spirit of Christmas, as am I. Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.”
The Polar Express (Santa Claus)
Elvis isn’t going to have a white Christmas he’s going to have a…
Blue Christmas
2019 One J&J Theme
Gold and White
One Barangay that celebrates Christmas in its cemetery. Originally, the cemetery workers who initiated the Christmas drive said they only wanted a Christmas party but were later convinced to hold a Christmas decorations contest in the cemetery to make their planned gathering livelier. Besides, Christmas celebration should also include not only the living but also the dead, said the cemetery’s caretaker. Also, visitors to the cemetery have clearly accepted the Christmas decorations as a welcome sight, with some of them even staying inside the cemetery late at night to enjoy the view.
a. Brgy. Tanza-Timawa Zone II, Iloilo City
b. Brgy. Baliw, San Juan, Ilocos Sur
c. Brgy. Malasin, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan
d. Brgy. Gaya-Gaya, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
Brgy. Tanza-Timawa Zone II, Iloilo City
Which country did eggnog come from?
England
The movie Miracle on 34th Street is based on a real-life department store. What is it?
Macy's
Name that song: “No more will sin and sorrow grow, nor thorns infest the ground.”
a. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
b. Angels We Have Heard On High
c. Mary's Boy Child
d. Joy To The World
Joy To The World
Karylle Garcia
The piñata originated from Italy, found its way to Spain, and then reached Mexico before finally coming to the Philippines. What is this Christmas Symbol known for in the Philippines?
a. Ilaw Pamasko
b. Christmas Tree
c. Parol
d. Belen
Parol
In which modern-day country was St. Nicholas born in?
Turkey (originally Patara, a city in the ancient district of Lycia, in Asia Minor)
“Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?”
a. It’s a Wonderful Life (Clarence)
b. The Muppet Christmas Carol (Kermit the Frog)
c. Miracle on 34th Street (Fred Gailey)
d. Frosty the Snowman (Narrator)
It’s a Wonderful Life (Clarence)
This song was recorded by Vaughn Monroe in 1945 an opens with the line “Oh the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, And since we've no place to go..." What is the name of this song?
a. Frosty The Snowman
b. White Christmas
c. Let It Snow
d. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Let It Snow
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trip to London
One little-known controversy about Christmas in the Philippines concerns whether an Italian priest managed to beat the Spaniards by more than two centuries in celebrating the archipelago’s first Christmas. Father Odoric Mattiussi, a Franciscan from Italy, was said to have administered a Misa De Gallo sometime between 1280 and 1320 AD in a place he called Thalamasin (Malaysian for “land of salt”). What is this place known today?
a. Pangasinan
b. Ilocos Norte
c. Bataan
d. Manila
Pangasinan
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?