Christmas Traditions From Around the Globe

What is Boxing Day also known as?

• Epiphany Eve

• St.Stephen's Day

• The Feast of the Holy Innocents

From which Cambridge University chapel do the BBC show an early evening carol concert on Christmas Eve?

• King's College

• Corpus Christi

• Jesus College

Residents of which European country traditionally use mistletoe at New Year rather than Christmas?

• Spain

• France

• Germany

St Nicholas, on whom Santa Claus is thought to have been based, is believed to have originally been a bishop in which country during the fourth century?

• Greece

• Turkey

• Iceland

• Finland

Which item, traditionally inserted into a Christmas pudding, is supposed to bring luck to whoever finds it?

• A Silver Coin

• A Tangerine

• A Watch

• A Bottle of Brandy

Which fruit, symbolising the world, usually forms the centrepiece of a Christingle?

• An Apple

• A Pomegranate

• An Orange

• A Pear

Where did Christmas crackers first originate from in the mid 19th century?

• Copenhagen

• London

• Paris

• Amsterdam

Which carol usually opens the traditional Christmas Eve service and features a soloist singing the first verse?

• O Come All Ye Faithful

• One in Royal David's City

• Oh Little Town of Bethlehem