Christmas in Pennsylvania
An eclectic sprint across Pennsylvania including holiday traditions featuring the Amish, Ho Ho Hoagies, "The Office", and Bethlehem, PA.
Christmas in Switzerland
An ambitious celebration of Switzerland's holiday traditions including Samichlaus, turnip carving, fondue, and many fun holiday crafts.
The Naughty List
A closer look into the Naughty List including a holiday whodunnit, a villains of Christmas quiz, and a closer look at the elf who is in charge of the list.
The Little Drummer Boy
A fun exploration of "The Little Drummer Boy" including a homemade nativity stable, a Little Drummer Boy quest, and also an evening spent bidding farewell to autumn and hello to Christmas.
Christmas in Finland
A fun exploration of the Christmas traditions of Finland including the "Official Hometown of Santa Claus", a visit to a sauna, a gigantic Finnish feast, and a Christmas horror movie about the Finnish "Christmas Goat" they view as their Santa Claus!
Christmas in Denmark
A family date celebrating the unique traditions of Christmas in Denmark with ebelskevers, risengrod, tomte costumes, as well as a prominent feature of their Christmas Goat!
Hardrock, Coco, & Joe
A fun evening featuring the beloved black-and-white, stop-motion Christmas film that aired on WGN-TV in 1956 and became a Chicago-area tradition complete with Christmassy Chicago-style hot dogs, mochas (Coco + Joe), hard rock Christmas albums, and more!
Christmas in Romania
A fascinating family date exploring the interesting history of Christmas in Romania including their Communist Santa (Mos Gerila), several of their cherished Christmas dishes, the making of a star carol, and much more!
Mr. Christmas (aka: Andy Park)
A fascinating family date honoring a man who has literally celebrated Christmas every day of the year since July 1993… Andy Park.. and attempting to live a day in his shoes!
Letters To & From Santa
A fun family date featuring a "Letters to Santa Claus" book, J.R.R. Tolkien's "Letters from Father Christmas", and adopting a child's Letter to Santa via the USPS' "Operation Santa".
St. Nick’s Scary Sidekicks
A bizarrely enjoyable evening featuring the stories from around the world of the creepy characters said to accompany Santa from Krampus to Knecht Ruprecht with food, games, and movies inspired by them and their legends.
Snacks for Santa
A tasty family date exploring the various snacks that are left out by children around the world for Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve from beer to mince pies to rice pudding.
Icelandic Yule Lads
A Christmas date celebrating the Yule Lads of Iceland with foods and activities based on their mischievous trickeries.
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
A cozy Christmas date learning the history of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" as well as playing out the elements from making sugared plums to hanging the stockings with care.