Christmas Songs
Christmas Movies
Christmas Foods
Christmas in Other Cultures
Christmas Facts
100

In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much what?

Eggnog

100

In the 1983 holiday favorite “A Christmas Story,” Ralphie’s father wins a lamp shaped like this body part as a runner-up prize from a newspaper contest.

A woman's leg

100

Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.

Gingerbread

100

In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.

Krampus

100

This company was the first to use Santa Claus in an advertising campaign.

Coca-Cola

200

In his original 1943 recording of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, Bing Crosby sang, “Christmas Eve will find me…” where?

Where the love light gleams

200

In the classic clay-mation Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Hermie the Elf would rather be this as an occupation.

Dentist

200

Instead of receiving cash as a holiday bonus in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”, Clark Griswold receives this sweet yet disappointing surprise.

A subscription to the Jelly of the Month club

200

The English also refer to Santa Claus by this proper-sounding name.

Father Christmas

200

Which U.S. state was the first to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?

Alabama

300

These barnyard animals kept time for a humble percussionist in the Christmas carol, “The Little Drummer Boy”.

The ox and lamb

300

In 1994’s “The Santa Clause,” Tim Allen’s character takes over as Santa after this accident kills the original Santa Clause?

Falling off a roof

300

In “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, the carolers threaten to stay put until they receive this proper English dish.

Figgy pudding

300

The tradition of using a decorated tree as a symbol of Christmas began in this country.

Germany

300

The name “Santa Claus” appears in the Christmas poem “T’was the Night Before Christmas” this number of times.

Zero

400

In “A Holly, Jolly Christmas,” singer Burl Ives suggests that you say hello to these two groups of people.

Folks you know and everyone you meet

400

This “Home Alone” character fends off a pair of robbers by building slapstick traps in his house.

Kevin McAlister

400

Consumers buy an estimated two million of these sugary Christmas loaves each year, but a surprising percentage of recipients hate this dessert.

Fruitcake

400

A witch drops presents down chimneys in this country’s Christmas traditions.

Italy

400

You can get your Christmas card postmarked not at the North Pole, but at the city called North Pole, located in this U.S. state.

Alaska

500

This Christmas carol is one of the most iconic songs for the holiday but never once mentions the word “Christmas."

Jingle Bells

500

This 2004 animated Christmas feature was an adaptation of an illustrated storybook by Chris Van Allsburg, the same author who created “Jumanji.”

The Polar Express

500

These are the four major food groups for elves in the Christmas film “Elf”.

Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup

500

The Ukrainian legend of this animal inspired the Christmas tradition of hanging a similarly shaped ornament on the tree in its honor.

Spider (Spider web ornament)

500

Before he was “Rudolph,” early drafts of the storyline included a special reindeer named what?

Rollo