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- 2. White Christmas”, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, “Winter Wonderland”, “The Christmas Song” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” plus the melody for “O Holy Night” were all written or co-written by authors who were members of which religion (7)
- 3. the highest selling Christmas toy in 1980 (5,4)
- 6. how many sets of lego are sold per second during the Christmas Season (6,5)
- 7. The image of Santa Claus flying his sleigh began in 1819 and was created by Washington Irving who also wrote about what type of horseman (8)
- 8. another name for christmas (9)
- 10. How many courses does a traditional Italian Christmas dinner (5)
- 11. which birds feathers were used to make the early Christmas Trees (5)
- 13. Male reindeer cannot be the ones to pull Santa's sleigh because this happens to them every winter (4)
- 17. The largest floating Christmas tree in the world is 278 feet tall and can be found in which city (3,2,7)
- 18. which song was written for Thanksgiving and not Christmas
- 19. gifts are shared during the Christmas season to symbolise those given to Jesus by who? (5,4,3)
- 20. What nationality are the children who leave food in their wooden shoes for St. Nicholas’ horse (5)
- 21. According to Polish legend, a spider wove baby Jesus a blanket to keep him warm. They are considered to be symbols of goodness and ? (10)
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- 1. How old was Brenda Lee when she recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” (8)
- 4. What is the name for Father Christmas in Germany (5,7)
- 5. Which country does not exchange gifts until New Years Day (9)
- 9. What does the holly represent on a Christmas Wreath (5,2,6)
- 12. This is an old English custom which toasts to someone’s long life at Christmastide and was the forerunner for the tradition of Christmas caroling (10)
- 14. 364 is linked to which famous Christmas song (6,4,2,9)
- 15. Who is currently 1749 years old (5,5)
- 16. Between the 16th and 19th centuries global temperatures were significantly lower than normal. What was this known as (6,3,3)