Mistletoe was associated with peace and friendship. This may explain the Christmas tradition of kissing under the mistletoe.
Category: Christmas Trivia
Many famous cartoon characters have been featured in their own renditions of “A Christmas Carol,” such as the Jetsons, the Flintstones, the Muppets, and so on. This brawny cartoon character never had his own version of “A Christmas Carol.” Who is he?
The spinach-eating Popeye has never had his own rendition of “A Christmas Carol.”
In England past, the 12th night of Christmas was traditionally celebrated with “lambs wool.” What is lambs wool in this instance?
Lambs wool is a traditional English Christmas drink made with a hot brew of cider, ale, and spices along with floating baked apples. Sounds warm and toasty.
In Tchaikovsky’s Christmas ballet “The Nutcracker,” who is the Nutcracker’s main enemy?
In Tchaikovsky’s ballet, the Mouse King is the Nutcracker’s main enemy.
In Sweden a common Christmas decoration is the Julhukk, a small figurine of a goat. What material is the Julhukk usually made of?
The Julhukk, the traditional Christmas Swedish figurine, is usually made of straw.
Which ice skating rink in the Big Apple is often used as a design for Christmas cards?
The Wollman Rink in Central Park is often used in Christmas card designs because of its backdrop of world-famous midtown high rises such as the Plaza Hotel and The Essex House. The Wollman Rink opened in 1949, and in its first year of operation, 300,000 skaters glided across the ice. Today, more than 4,000 skaters use the rink on a daily basis.
What area in midtown Manhattan is the place to visit during the Christmas season?
New Yorkers and tourists all congregate in Rockefeller Center during the Christmas season. There’s so much to see and do here from the tree lighting ceremony to ice skating to seeing the Rockettes perform in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. And don’t forget to stroll past the world-famous Christmas windows at Saks Fifth Avenue.
What men’s grooming appliance was used as a sled for Santa in this Christmas commercial from the 1960s?
The Norelco Electric Shaver became Santa’s sleigh in this memorable Christmas commercial.
After red and green, what are the next most popular Christmas colors often used on Christmas cards?
After red and green, gold and silver are the next most popular colors to appear on Christmas cards.
What Christmas special won a Peabody award for “Outstanding Children’s Program?”
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” won this distinguished award in 1965, the same year the special debuted on network television, partly because 50% of American households tuned in to watch the Christmas special on the night that it first aired.