Holiday Traditions Around the World
This type of calendar contains pockets filled with treats, one for each day of December through Christmas Day.
What is an advent calendar?
This Christmas classic features a young boy whose parents accidentally leave him behind as they head off for a holiday trip.
What is Home Alone?
In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” this particular item made Frosty come to life.
What is an old silk hat?
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?
One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping.
What is Christmas Eve?
A witch drops presents down chimneys in this European country’s Christmas traditions.
What is Italy?
In “A Christmas Story,” this happens to Ralphie’s friend as a result of a “triple-dog dare” from another classmate.
What is getting his tongue stuck to a flagpole?
In the classic holiday song The Twelve Days of Christmas, there are eleven of these given as gifts.
What are eleven "Pipers piping"?
“Mele Kalikimaka” means “Merry Christmas” in this language.
What is Hawaiian?
During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink.
What is Rockefeller Center?
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
Instead of receiving cash as a holiday bonus in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”, Clark Griswold receives this sweet yet disappointing surprise.
What is a subscription to the Jelly of the Month club?
In the song “Santa Baby,” the singer asks for this in light blue.
What is a corvette?
In the early 1800s, the first gingerbread houses were reportedly inspired by this famous fairy tale.
What is Hansel and Gretel?
This Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch”.
What is Eggnog?
These candlelit paper lanterns are a Christmas tradition in Mexico and in the Southwestern U.S.
What are luminarias?
In the 1964, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" claymation, this is the name of the character that aspired to be a dentist.
Who is Hermey the Elf?
In the classic Christmas song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch," three words are used to describe the Grinch's personality.
What are "Stink," "Stank," and "Stunk"?
This Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892.
The Nutcracker
This gift is placed in a child's stocking if they’re on the Naughty List.
What is a lump of coal?
The Ukrainian legend of this crawling creature inspired the Christmas of hiding a similarly shaped ornament on the tree in its honor.
What is a spider?
In 2004 movie, "The Polar Express", this word was punched into the boy’s ticket before he boarded the train back home.
What is "Believe"?
Bing Crosby's 1942 recording of this song holds the title of the best-selling Christmas song of all time.
What is "White Christmas"?
This is the German name for the song known in English as “O Christmas Tree?”
What is “O Tannenbaum”?
This late night snack is typically left out for Santa on Christmas Eve.
What are milk and cookies?