Chrismukkah

<b>Date:</b> Holiday season on and around Dec. 25. Eight days of presents followed by one day with a lot of presents.<br> <br> <b>Origin:</b> The blending of Christmas and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="EVFES000039" title="Hanukkah" href="/topic/arts-culture/holidays/hanukkah-EVFES000039.topic">Hanukkah</a>, celebrated by kids with one Jewish and one Christian parent, was popularized by a 2003 episode of the teen <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="GENRE000062" title="Drama (genre)" href="/topic/arts-culture/genres/drama-%28genre%29-GENRE000062.topic">drama</a> series <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ENTTV0000559" title="The O.C. (tv program)" href="/topic/entertainment/television/the-o.c.-%28tv-program%29-ENTTV0000559.topic">"The O.C."</a> Though the actual practices are hazy, decorations include the display of a Christmas tree and a menorah and there's the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="12014001" title="Christmas" href="/topic/religion-belief/religious-festivals/christmas-12014001.topic">Christmas Day</a> tradition of staying in to eat Chinese takeout and watch movies such as "Fiddler on the Roof" and "It's a Wonderful Life."

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Date: Holiday season on and around Dec. 25. Eight days of presents followed by one day with a lot of presents.

Origin: The blending of Christmas and Hanukkah, celebrated by kids with one Jewish and one Christian parent, was popularized by a 2003 episode of the teen drama series "The O.C." Though the actual practices are hazy, decorations include the display of a Christmas tree and a menorah and there's the Christmas Day tradition of staying in to eat Chinese takeout and watch movies such as "Fiddler on the Roof" and "It's a Wonderful Life."

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