Chritmas Moies
This Capra classic was based on a Philip Van Doren Stern short story written for a Christmas card
It's a Wonderful Life
Dickens wrote it for the money but said he laughed & cried over it more than any other story
A Christmas Carol
In Denmark, this is traditionally decorated on Dec. 24 so children can't see it until Christmas Eve
tree
"A Christmas Carol" was 1st published on the 19th of this month in 1843
December
The X in Xmas represents the Greek letter chi, 1st letter of this name in Greek
Christos (Christ)
40% of these sold in the U.S. are sold during the Christmas season & almost 60% are alkaline
batteries
In this 1988 film network president Bill Murray is visited by the ghosts of Christmas
Scrooged
In Luke's version of Christ's birth, the angel brings them "tidings of great joy"
the shepherds
For a bit of culture during Christmas, many Americans will listen to or watch this work:
Nutcracker Suite (Nutcracker ballet)
City in which the story is set
London
In England letters to Father Christmas are sent by throwing them in here, near the stockings
fireplace
For $9.95 a man in Hollister, CA will send a lb. of this fuel for the stockings of people you hate
coal
In a 1988 film this Jim Varney character "Saves Christmas"
Ernest
Recounting his early years in Wales, this author said, "One Christmas was so like another"
Dylan Thomas
The name of this Christmas figure is a popular corruption of "Christkind", German for Christ child
Kris Kringle
This bird Scrooge sent the Cratchits for Christmas dinner was "twice the size of Tiny Tim"
turkey
In the old beggar's rhyme, "Christmas is coming" & they are getting fat
goose (geese)
"On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me three" of these
French Hens
"The Homecoming", a 1971 TV movie, was a Christmas story that served as a pilot for this series
The Waltons
In his short story "The Gift of the Magi", a young husband & wife sacrifice to give each other gifts
O. Henry
In Mexico, families go to different homes for 9 evenings searching for this, "posada" as Mary & Joseph did
lodging (inn)
When Bob Cratchit was late the morning after Christmas, Scrooge did this to Bob's salary
raised his salary
The 1st one was established in 1909 by Merkel Landis at the Carlisle Trust Co. in Carlisle, Penn.
Christmas club account
Served in a large bowl, this holiday drink derives its name from Old Norse for "be healthy"
Wassail
In "The Muppet Christmas Carol", she played Bob Cratchit's wife
Miss Piggy
Truman Capote's story of his childhood holidays, he narrated the TV movie version
A Christmas Memory
On Epiphany, K.M.B., the initials for these 3 names, are put above doors of Polish homes
Kaspar, Melchior & Baltaszhaar
As the 1st paragraph states, "Old Marley was dead as" this
A doornail
Most famous line of Francis P. Church's September 21, 1897 editorial in the New York Sun
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
St. Nick's reindeer were "more rapid" than these large birds
Eagles