Assuming you mean the play, they named it such because it was about a Nutcracker.
Assuming you mean the Christmas decoration, they named it such because that was what it did, cracked nuts.
At a Christmas party, Clara is given a Nutcracker Doll. When everybody goes to sleep that night, the doll transforms into a Nutcracker Prince, and takes Clara on a magical journey to a land of sweets.
The Nutcracker! :D That one's the most well-known...I'm not sure if there are any other famous Christmas ballet's though. Hope that helps. :)
Clara got the nutcracker from her Uncle Drosilmire.
the nutcracker has one The Nutcracker. the nutcracker
He becomes a Nutcracker Prince!
Clara and Fritz are the two children who fight over the nutcracker given on Christmas Eve in the famous ballet "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky.
It wasn't two children that were given the Nutcracker. It was Marie (Clara) the main character who received the Nutcracker from Herr Drosselmeyer and the other child, Fritz was jealous and he stole the Nutcracker and broke its jaw and so on...
Timmy and Sarah are fighting over the Nutcracker doll given to them on Christmas Eve.
What are the ballet skills that were used in the nutcracker
At a Christmas party, Clara is given a Nutcracker Doll. When everybody goes to sleep that night, the doll transforms into a Nutcracker Prince, and takes Clara on a magical journey to a land of sweets.
The Nutcracker! :D That one's the most well-known...I'm not sure if there are any other famous Christmas ballet's though. Hope that helps. :)
Clara got the nutcracker from her Uncle Drosilmire.
the nutcracker has one The Nutcracker. the nutcracker
He becomes a Nutcracker Prince!
The main character is Clara, but the Sugar Plum Fairy is also given a lot of attention.
A girl named Marie or Clara (Depending on the Directors view), Is given a toy Nutcracker by her Godfather For Christmas. Later that night Clara shrinks down to the size of the Nutcracker because of her godfathers magic, and the nutcracker fights agains the kitchen mice. After the treacherous battle the nutcracker whisks Clara/Marie of to the kingdom of sweets, where many magical and royal creatures dancer for them. After their night full of fun, the Nutcracker takes clara home and puts her to sleep. That morning clara does not know if it was real or if the whole things was a dream.
The Nutcracker was not based on a book. The Nutcracker was written by Peter Tchaikovsky.