2173 Holiday Puzzle

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  1. 1. What’s the name of Rudolph’s girlfriend in the “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” television special?
  2. 3. Who is the Spring Hill plant manager?
  3. 5. What phrase made popular in the book “A Christmas Carol” expresses annoyance with cheery holiday celebrations?
  4. 6. What word for Christmas or a Christmas carol was borrowed from French
  5. 7. What’s the German name for the song known in English as “O Christmas Tree?"
  6. 10. What holiday is celebrated the day after Christmas in the UK, Canada, Australia, and other countries?
  7. 12. What Christmas decoration was originally made from strands of silver?
  8. 15. What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
  9. 17. Christmas song was recorded by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano in 1970?
  10. 18. What is the the Forvia operations system?
  11. 19. In the movie “A Christmas Story,” what was the name of the next door neighbors whose dogs ate the Christmas turkey?
  12. 21. How many reindeer are featured in the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas?”
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  1. 2. What cartoon character’s name is used to indicate a small, thin, or just plain undesirable Christmas tree?
  2. 4. What animated 2004 film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve?
  3. 8. “A Christmas Carol,” what was Mr. Scrooge’s first name?
  4. 9. What Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch?”
  5. 11. What much-reviled Christmas edible is known for its long shelf life?
  6. 13. One of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day. Which reindeer is that?
  7. 14. Who played George Bailey in the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life?”
  8. 16. In the Twelve Days of Christmas, what are there eleven of?
  9. 20. The first artificial Christmas tree was made in the 19th century using the feathers of what bird?