Match the word to the picture.

Eggnog is

Besides the usual ingredients like raisins, currants and almonds something special can be added to the traditional Christmas Pudding mixture. What is it?

Christmas is not only about religion, putting up special decorations, music and carols, Xmas family meals, cards but also about Xmas shopping. Much time, effort and especially money is spent on creating heart-melting adverts which signal the beginning of the “festive season”.

Some Xmas shopping days have nicknames. Match the description to the day.

What is traditionally sung on Christmas itself or during the surrounding holiday season, sometimes in groups? It is also the title of a famous Christmas story by Charles Dickens.
A Christmas

In English-speaking countries a branch of this plant (as seen on the card below) will be hung as decoration in the house around Christmas time. Tradition dictates that anyone standing underneath it, may be kissed.

Match the American Christmas movie to the description.

Boxing Day is

A Christmas Cracker is

The first commercially produced Christmas card was designed and sent in Great Britain.
When was this?

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In English-speaking countries people wish each other a

Which of the following words canNOT be used instead of Christmas.

Christmas pop songs will only be heard in the weeks leading up to Christmas and are not so much religious as meant to help people feel more festive and get them in the mood for the holiday season. The songs evoke a past familiar to all and celebrate the festive season.

Match the performing artist to the Xmas pop classic and the year in which the song was released.

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The person with the white beard handing out gifts during the holiday season is known by many names in the English-speaking world. Which name won’t he listen to?

What big bird do the Brits eat traditionally on Christmas Day?

What is the name given to the festival marking the conclusion of the Twelve Days of Christmas? In some English-speaking countries people think that is unlucky to leave Christmas decorations hanging after this date.

What is the name of the New Year song often used to say goodbye to the old year in the English-speaking world?

Where in America do over a million people watch a time ball drop?
It reaches the bottom of a flagpole at midnight to signal the start of a new year.

Christmas pop songs will only be heard in the weeks leading up to Christmas and are not so much religious as meant to help people feel more festive and get them in the mood for the holiday season. The songs evoke a past familiar to all and celebrate the festive season.

Match the year to the performing artist(s) and the Xmas pop classic.