Christmas Movies
This holiday film follows an 8-year-old boy who defends his house from burglars after his family accidentally leaves him behind during Christmas vacation
What is Home Alone?
This fruity cake, often soaked in alcohol, has a reputation for being both festive and divisive during the holidays
What is Fruitcake?
This U.S. city is home to the famous Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and a skating rink
What is NYC?
In this country, it’s traditional to eat KFC for Christmas dinner, thanks to a successful marketing campaign in the 1970s
What is Japan?
This tradition of decorating Christmas trees originated in this European country during the 16th century.
What is Germany?
This comedy follows a human raised in the North Pole who then travels to New York City to find his family and spread Christmas Cheer
What is Elf?
These spicy human-shaped cookies are often decorated with icing and candy
What are Gingerbread?
This classic poem begins with the line, “Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house.”
What is "Twas the Night Before Christmas"?
or
What is "A Visit from St. Nicholas"?
In Mexico, children celebrate this tradition of re-enacting Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter which ends with a pinata party
What is Las Posadas?
In 1848 , this British royal popularized the Christmas tree tradition by having one displayed at Windsor Castle.
Who is Queen Victoria?
This green, grouchy character tries to ruin Christmas for the local village before his heart grows 3 sizes
Who is the Grinch?
or
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
These festive striped candies are often hung on Christmas trees as decorations
What are Candy Canes?
This reindeer-themed song, written by Johnny Marks, has become a Christmas classic in the United States
What is "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"?
In this country, Christmas is celebrated with a grand feast that includes a traditional 12-dish meal, symbolizing the 12 apostles.
What is Poland?
In the early 17th century, this group banned Christmas celebrations in England, calling them too extravagant and unholy.
Who are the Puritans?
In this vintage holiday classic, George Bailey learns the value of his life with the help of an angel who shows him what the world would be like if he had never been born.
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
This creamy drink, often served with nutmeg or cinnamon, is a holiday favorite and can be spiked with rum or whiskey
This department store is known for its iconic holiday window displays and was featured in Miracle on 34th Street
What is Macy's?
This Ukrainian carol, known worldwide, is based on a traditional folk chant called “Shchedryk”
What is Carol of the Bells?
During World War I in 1914, British and German soldiers famously stopped fighting to share this kind of unofficial holiday ceasefire.
What is the Christmas Truce?
This action-adventure movie is commonly considered a Christmas movie due to it being set during a Christmas Party while a cop battles terrorists to save his wife and her coworkers.
What is Die Hard?
These roasted treats are famously mentioned in a Christmas song as being cooked “on an open fire”
What are Chestnuts?
This postal program run by the U.S. Postal Service allows volunteers to answer letters sent to Santa Claus
What is Operation Santa?
In Ethiopia and some other parts of Eastern Africa, Christmas is celebrated on January 7th, and the holiday is known as this.
What is Genna?
This country is credited with the origin of the Nativity scene, first created by St. Francis of Assisi in 1223
What is Italy?