Vintage Holiday Traditions
Instructions: How well do you remember holiday traditions from decades past?
- 1.
What type of Christmas tree lights, containing a liquid that bubbled when heated, were popular in the 1940s and 1950s?
ATwinkle lightsBCandle lightsCBubble lightsDNeon lights - 2.
Which classic TV special featuring animated characters first aired in 1964 and told the story of a reindeer?
AA Charlie Brown ChristmasBRudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerCFrosty the SnowmanDHow the Grinch Stole Christmas - 3.
What holiday catalog did children eagerly await each fall to circle their wished-for gifts?
AThe J.C. Penney CatalogBThe Woolworth's GuideCThe Sears Wish BookDThe Montgomery Ward Flyer - 4.
What Bing Crosby song became the best-selling single of all time and is closely associated with Christmas?
ASilver BellsBWhite ChristmasCThe Christmas SongDWinter Wonderland - 5.
What metallic Christmas tree, often paired with a rotating color wheel, was popular in the 1960s?
AAluminum Christmas treeBChrome treeCSilver tinsel treeDFoil tree - 6.
What 1965 animated TV special featured a boy who needed to find the true meaning of Christmas?
AThe Year Without a Santa ClausBA Charlie Brown ChristmasCRudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerDSanta Claus Is Comin' to Town - 7.
What thin, shiny strips of foil were draped strand by strand on Christmas trees before the 1970s?
AGarlandBTinsel iciclesCRibbonDStreamers - 8.
What was traditionally found inside a Christmas stocking as a treat, along with small toys and candy?
AA silver bellBAn orange in the toeCA candy cane onlyDA gold coin - 9.
What holiday dessert, a dense cake loaded with candied fruit and nuts, was often given as a gift and became a running joke?
APanettoneBPlum puddingCFruitcakeDYule log - 10.
What did families commonly do on Easter morning before church in the 1950s and 1960s?
AHave a neighborhood egg tossBPlant a gardenCWatch the Easter parade on TVDDress in new spring outfits and Easter bonnets - 11.
What 1947 film, starring Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn, became a beloved Christmas classic about believing in Santa Claus?
AHoliday InnBMiracle on 34th StreetCThe Bishop's WifeDIt's a Wonderful Life - 12.
What holiday tradition involved going door to door singing Christmas songs in the neighborhood?
AWassailingBCarolingCMummeringDChristmas pageant - 13.
What popular department store was known for its elaborate animated window displays during the holiday season?
AWoolworth'sBSearsCJ.C. PenneyDMacy's - 14.
What mid-century tradition involved displaying Christmas cards by stringing them across doorways or on the wall?
ACard garlands on ribbon or stringBKeeping them in a basketCPlacing them in a scrapbookDPosting them on the refrigerator - 15.
What Rankin/Bass holiday special, first airing in 1969, featured a villain named Burgermeister Meisterburger?
ARudolph's Shiny New YearBThe Year Without a Santa ClausCSanta Claus Is Comin' to TownDJack Frost