Random Christmas Trivia Crossword
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- 2. "Twas the Night Before Christmas" was originally published under what name?
- 4. What type of gift exchange sounds like it could involve a trade of New York baseball players?
- 6. What famous Christian reformer is credited with being the first person to put lights on a Christmas tree?
- 9. Who recorded the melancholy holiday hit "Hard Candy Christmas" in 1982?
- 10. What "parental" figure from English folklore came to be associated with Santa Claus?
- 11. What word for the Christmas season derives from an ancient Germanic pagan holiday?
- 13. According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?
- 17. In what country do people celebrate Christmas by eating chicken from KFC?
- 18. What's the name of the hot spiced cider that's a yuletide tradition for many?
- 19. What 1942 movie starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire opens on Christmas Eve? Hint: It shares a name with a well-know hotel chain.
- 20. How many reindeer are featured in the poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas"?
- 22. What word for Christmas or a Christmas carol was borrowed from French?
- 23. In the movie "A Christmas Story", what was the name of the next door neighbors with the rowdy dogs?
- 25. According to legend, the tradition of hanging stockings dates back to Saint Nicholas. What were the first stocking stuffers?
- 26. In 2016 in Saskatoon, over 7,500 people helped set a Guinness World Record for the largest one of these.
- 28. Which classic Christmas carol contains the lyrics "Strike the harp and join the chorus"?
- 29. What Christmas carol does the Peanuts gang sing at the end of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"?
- 30. In the 1964 classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", what was the name of Rudolph's faithful elf companion?
- 31. In the TV special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", what three words best describe the Grinch?
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- 1. In one oddball tradition, an ornament shaped like what food item is hidden on the Christmas tree?
- 3. In the Harry Potter books, the title character's wand is made form the wood of what plant associated with Christmas?
- 5. The celebrated "Christmas Truce" temporarily halted fighting during what war?
- 7. What unlikely duo recorded the song "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" in 1977?
- 8. According to Buddy the Elf, what are the four main food groups?
- 12. In what modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born?
- 14. In the song "Santa Baby", the singer asks for a deed to what?
- 15. Which of Santa's reindeer was the subject of a 1989 movie starring Sam Elliot?
- 16. In "The Nightmare Before Christmas", what does Jack Skellington mistakenly call Old Saint Nick?
- 21. In the 1966 television special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", what monster movie legend did the voice for the Grinch?
- 24. What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?
- 27. The song "Jingle Bells" was originally written to celebrate what holiday?