- A1) Eggnog. Randy Brooks wrote the song but sold the rights to Elmo and Patsy Shropshire for $500 in 1979 when his own band wouldn't let him record it.
- A2) Chevy Chase. The comedic actor first played the role in Vacation in 1983, repeated it in European Vacation in 1985, and finished off with Vegas Vacation in 1997.
- A3) Mariah Carey. Along with classics such as "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World", she also covered "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town".
- A4) Rod Carew. The infamous rhyming couplet is, "O.J. Simpson: not a Jew! But guess who is... Hall of Famer Rod Carew." Actually, the infielder's wife and children are Jewish, but he never converted to the religion.
- A5) An old, silk hat. In the 1969 television special, a magician's top hat did the trick.
- A6) Thomas Nast. The cartoonist created the image in 1863 for Harper's Weekly magazine.
- A7) Kwanzaa. Dr. Ron "Maulana" Karenga scheduled the African American celebration to run from the day after Christmas through New Year's Day.
- A8) Vince Guaraldi. Producer Lee Mendelson discovered the jazz pianist's music on the radio while driving across the Golden Gate Bridge one day. On his Linus & Lucy album in 1996, George Winston was playing Vince Guaraldi playing Schroeder playing Beethoven.
- A9) The Nutcracker. The first scene begins with a Christmas party at the Stahlbaums' house.
- A10) Irving Berlin. He almost immediately claimed that it was the "best song that anybody's ever written", and Bing Crosby's rendition proved him right, having sold a record 50 million copies.
- A11) Nine. They're right between the eight maids-a-milking and the ten lords-a-leaping.
- A12) Scrooged. Not only did Bill Murray star as executive Frank Cross, his three brothers John, Brian, and Joel also made appearances.
Happy Holidays from the Trivia Why's Guy!
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