THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS
"You better watch out" for Bruce Springsteen's rockin' rendition of this Christmas classic, recorded live in 1975
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
This "jolly happy soul" with a corncob pipe was first brought to life in song by Gene Autry in 1950
Frosty the Snowman
"It's Christmas Day!", said this character, "I haven't missed it. The spirits have done it all in one night"
Ebenezer Scrooge
Dream no more--"White Christmas", featuring the songs of this beloved composer, finally came to Broadway in 2008
(Irving) Berlin
A No. 1 hit in '52/ M.C. Trebek is tellin' you/ I don't remember dissin' him/ But "I saw mommy kissing" him
Santa Claus
In 1947's "Miracle on 34th Street" Edmund Gwenn plays a character called this who claims to be the real Santa
Kris Kringle
This Adam Sandler favorite made the Top 40 twice & Neil Diamond did a version
"The Chanukah Song"
The popularity of reindeer as a symbol of Christmas probably only dates back to this 19th-century poem that also gave Santa's reindeer their names--Dasher, Dancer, etc.
"A Visit from St. Nicholas" ("'Twas the Night Before Christmas" acceptable)
This musical about a boy born to dance features a catchy protest number, "Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher"
Billy Elliot
I'm the reindeer kids adore/ Burl Ives told my tale in '64/ Got a nose that you can't miss/ Call it out, my name is this
Rudolph
Tom Hanks voices Santa & the conductor in this 2004 animated favorite
The Polar Express
You better not do these 2 things because "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
cry and pout
In a Christmas story by Berkeley Breathed, Opus, this type of bird, makes "a wish for wings that work"
A penguin
In 1989 "Meet Me in St. Louis" came to Broadway along with this Yuletide tune introduced by Judy Garland in the movie
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
He's green, he's mean/ A Christmas-stealing machine/ & that's not even worst of all/ It's that his heart's "2 sizes too small"
The Grinch
There is a town of SantaClaus in this Midwest state that postmarks about half a million holiday cards each year
Indiana
"Hark!" these beings "Sing" in a 1739 carol
the Herald Angels
"One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas", said this O. Henry story
"The Gift of the Magi"
"Here's Love" was Meredith Willson's stage adaptation of this classic film with a street that crosses Broadway in its title
Miracle on 34th Street
Poisonous to your cat / On a Christmas alter they sat / Usually red, sometimes white / This Mexican flower is quite a sight
Poinsettia
Our image of Santa is largely based on Harper's Weekly illustrations from the 1800s by this political cartoonist
Nast
This title promise was requested by Jim Lovell & Frank Borman during their 14-day space mission in December 1965
"I'll Be Home For Christmas"
In "The Polar Express", for the first gift of Christmas, a boy asks for one of these from Santa's sleigh
a (silver sleigh) bell
Songs from this show based on a movie include "Red Ryder Carbine Action BB Gun" & "Ralphie To The Rescue"
A Christmas Story
He sang "Fame" but here's the thing/ He "pa rum pum pum pum"ed with (M.C.) Bing
David Bowie